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A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2019. A yearly competition will begin in August for people to hunt and kill the invasive species. Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images
Despite what the internet may think, this 7-Eleven in Chicago is not selling gas for $7.11. Matt Beemsterboer hide caption
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Matt Beemsterboer
Orick, California, is the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks. Mark Stephenson/Flickr hide caption
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Dennis Parada, right, and his son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI's dig for Civil War-era gold in September 2018 in Dents Run, Penn. A scientific report commissioned by the FBI shortly before agents went digging for buried treasure suggested that a huge quantity of gold was below the surface. Michael Rubinkam/AP hide caption
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The marble slab that had been stored for over 130 years turns out to be a list of young men who finished the ephebate, a year-long civic and military training for young men. National Museums Scotland hide caption
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National Museums Scotland
A marble slab in storage turned out to be an ancient Greek yearbook
The Mona Lisa last year in Paris. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
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Thibault Camus/AP
The shapes in this salt crystal are consistent with what would be expected for microorganisms. Kathy Benison hide caption
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Kathy Benison
This 830-million-year-old crystal might contain life. And we're about to open it
An aerial photo taken in April 2020 shows the scenery of a giant karst sinkhole in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A similar sinkhole was found earlier this month with an ancient forest at the bottom with trees towering over 100 feet tall. Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
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Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
A wandering delivery robot found its way into the woods of Northampton in the United Kingdom. Matthew McCormack, Twitter hide caption
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Matthew McCormack, Twitter
Moulin Rouge dancers perform at the 130th Anniversary Le Moulin Rouge celebration on October 6, 2019 in Paris, France. Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP hide caption
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Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP
It is still partially a mystery how Nala, a lost dog, was able to get into the house of Julie and Jimmy Johnson and climb her way into their bed overnight. Julie Johnson hide caption
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Julie Johnson
Maison Des Champs climbed Salesforce Tower in San Francisco last Tuesday morning. He is climbing buildings across the country to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions. Bobby Elias hide caption
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Bobby Elias
This species of dragonfish can grow to just under 7 inches long and can be often found 1,000 feet or more below the ocean's surface. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Screenshot by NPR
She found a 2,000 year old sculpture at Goodwill. It took years to get rid of it
Apply now to work at the British base in Port Lockroy, Antarctica, and young Gentoo penguins like this one could be your Goudier Island neighbors. Alison Wright/Getty Images hide caption
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Alison Wright/Getty Images
Taco Bell axed the Mexican pizza from its menu to make way for new items, but popular demand brought it back. Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images hide caption
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Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican pizza — and South Asians are rejoicing
Taylor Swift, pictured in 2021, is the inspiration for the name of the newly described Twisted-Claw Millipede, Nannaria swiftae. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Dr. Derek Hennen/Pensoft Publishers hide caption
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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Dr. Derek Hennen/Pensoft Publishers
Benjamin Wittes and a group of demonstrators in Washington, D.C., teamed up to project two large Ukrainian flags against the Russian Embassy for nearly four hours Wednesday night. Benjamin Wittes hide caption
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Benjamin Wittes
Elon Musk is a vocal Twitter user with more than 80 million followers. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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An elephant in the collection. Spanish Civil Guard hide caption
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Spanish Civil Guard
Jackpots, including the Powerball jackpot, are on display in California. John Locher/AP hide caption
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Gordon Ramsay laughs during an interview in Boston on Feb. 7. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
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