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Rogue octopus at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium

November 16, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s one thing for giant Pacific octopus Odie to pull himself into an adjacent tank – chances are Shedd workers will find out pretty quickly. But tiny octopuses can cause […]

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Animals, Science News, Weird Science

Sasquatch blimp-hunting

November 13, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Oh, it’s a real thing (or it will be), and we would have loved to be a fly on the wall in this pitch meeting at Idaho State University. Resident […]

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Science News, Weird Science

Someone lost an eyeball

October 12, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

…And it’s definitely not a human. A massive blue-hued eyeball washed ashore in Pompano Beach, Florida where it was found by local resident Gino Covacci. Covacci put the grapefuit-sized organ into […]

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Animals, Science News, Weird Science

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