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Who would have ever thought that a creature with an extending 1) turtle-like neck, a finger as bright as a nightlight, or a 2) penchant for Coors beer would translate into hundreds of millions of doll

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Branded on the American conscious and burned into the national psyche , since 1884 Louisville Slugger has been turning out bats for some of the best players in baseball. Today a museum surrounds the factory in downtown Louisville Kentucky. One versio

Immigrant Activists Say No to DNA Tests

When kidnappers attacked a woman on a Guatemala City street and seized her baby daughter, DNA testing came to the rescue. The tests helped reunite the girl with her mother after the baby was left at a religious center with no identification. DNA test

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【1+1英文】 Angela:

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The first well-documented mention of a wand made of elder that had particularly strong and dangerous powers was owned by Emeric, commonly called the Evil, a short-lived but exceptionally aggressive wizard who terrorised the South of England in the ea

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A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - The dog trotted off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper. How

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In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut. His only companion（同伴）was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步)on th

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Encouraged by bright sun and 70-degree temperatures, Marylanders shed socks Saturday to celebrate the first day of spring. In keeping with a 30-year tradition, sailors at the Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis burned their socks at a waterside gatherin

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: People from across the country gathered this weekend in a small North Carolina manufacturing town to celebrate Bigfoot. The first-ever Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C., brought everyone out from Sasquatch skeptics to yeti e

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Whose Dog Was the Smartest

Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, T Square, show your stuff. The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle. The next guy, an accounta

Lesson 89 - PUT ON THE DOG / GO TO THE DOGS

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A Faithful Dog

The U．K．（or United Kingdom）is made up of England，Scotland，Wales and Northern lreland．There are many mountains in Wales．Not long ago there were wild animals in the forests．Sometimes wolves attacked people and killed them．More than

The Horse and the Dog

A dog and a horse，which served the same peasant，began to discuss each other's merits，one day．How grand we are，to be sure！says Barbos．I shouldn't besorry if they were to turn you out of the farmyard．A noble service，indeed，to plough

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Tens of thousands of dogs are set to be killed and eaten at this year's Yulin Dog Meat Festival held in southern China in June 2016. Despite protests to boycott the annual event by human rights activists, up to 15,000 animals are expected to be slaug

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