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Selfless Act Saves Others (Newser Daily Digest)

Selfless Act Saves Others

(Newser) - A Himalayan porter's bravery and a Florida teen's moving dog adoption highlight this week's list: Man Sacrifices Life to Save 20 in Himalayan Blizzard : An amazing tale of sacrifice out of the Nepal blizzard that claimed lives in the Himalayas: A group of Israeli trekkers who were... More »

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Boys Dressed as Women Told to Change or Leave School

(Newser) - A school in Washington state asked students to dress up as celebrities—but after two boys arrived dressed as Miss America and Nikki Minaj, they were urged to ditch the costumes or leave, King 5 reports. "If they really wanted Spirit Week, why punish somebody for being spirited?" asks... More »

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Scientist Stumbles Upon Spider as Big as a Puppy

(Newser) - Strolling through a Guyana rainforest one night, a scientist heard some rustling and thought he'd encountered a furry mammal. Well, he was right about the furry part. The creature was actually a Goliath birdeater spider, LiveScience reports—the world's biggest type of spider, according to the Guinness Book ... More »

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How a 23-Year-Old Makes $500K Off Twitter

(Newser) - If you're one of its more than 7 million Twitter followers, then you're already familiar with UberFacts , the account that bills its tweets as "the most unimportant things you'll never need to know." What you might not know is that its founder, Kris Sanchez, started... More »

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Connecticut Ghost Town Up for Auction

(Newser) - Bidders who aren't scared off by million-dollar purchases can take possession of an American ghost town in Connecticut. Johnsonville was a robust mill community in the 19th century, but it is now abandoned and up for sale at auction.com . Bids start at $800,000, and the top one... More »

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US Spaceplane Back After Secret 2-Year Mission

(Newser) - A US spaceplane returned safe and sound yesterday after a two-year mission somewhere up there, reports Space.com . And what the unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was doing for all that time is, as they say, classified. The shuttle-like craft came in without a hitch at Vandenberg Air Force Base... More »

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Elephants May Know When It's Raining 150 Miles Away

(Newser) - Maybe the Weather Channel should start hiring elephants. A study in PLoS ONE suggests the creatures can detect rainstorms happening 150 miles away, possibly by hearing them even from that far off. Migrating elephants are known to change direction out of the blue, and researchers haven't been certain why.... More »

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