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Here are some of the strangest items in Uber's lost-and-found report including dentures, fingernail clippings — and a brown tortoise
The sixth annual Uber Lost & Found Index found Austin, Texas to be the most forgetful city in the c…
Bethany Biron
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A gruesome video shows a giant tortoise crushing a baby tern's skull in its jaws
Tortoises tend to eat plants, but scientists filmed one hunting a bird and biting its head. This be…
Aylin Woodward
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Over 500 tortoises were recovered from a vehicle during a checking in UP
Amethi (UP), Aug 13 () Over 500 tortoises were recovered from a vehicle during a checking near Kadu…
PTI
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A 200-pound, 60-year-old tortoise has been found after escaping an enclosure and traveling through 2 counties
Sparkplug, an African tortoise, was picked up by a motorist who thought he was wild, and dropped of…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A pet tortoise named Solomon is back home after he was missing for more than 2 months in a Tennessee town
Lynn Cole had been looking for her tortoise, Solomon, since June. She found him 74 days later on Th…
Zoë Ettinger
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SPAC Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II spikes 47% after announcing merger with EV charging station manufacturer Volta Industries
Tortoise Acquistions Corp. II and Volta Industries are set to merge in a transaction that values th…
Will Daniel
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People are trying to figure out why Amazon's delivery trucks sound like a 'demonic crow' when backing up
Videos show Amazon delivery vans making a bizarre, bird-like sound while backing up. There might be…
Heather Schlitz
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The pandemic endgame isn't here yet. But if we play our cards right, things will start getting better in 2023.
The US hasn't vaccinated fast enough to avert a disaster. It's now likely that 80 to 90% of America…
Hilary Brueck
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Boris Johnson's former chief aide Dominic Cummings' promise to reveal all on his new Substack could break government rules and open him up to legal action
Dominic Cummings has set up a new Substack but his decision could cause both him and Boris Johnson …
Henry Dyer
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Dozens of startups raised hundreds of millions to go public with a SPAC or IPO after taking government loans during the pandemic
SPACs took about 30 startups public after the companies had received government-backed PPP loans, m…
Natasha Dailey
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A Chinese online shopping site was accused of animal cruelty after shipping out $1.50 'mystery boxes' filled with live puppies and kittens, many of whom suffocated or starved in transit
The so-called mystery boxes were sold on the Chinese shopping site Taobao for $1.50 each.
Cheryl Teh
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A sick swan was rescued by a group of strangers in New York who walked, rode a subway, and drove cars to bring it to safety
The swan was experiencing lead toxicity and a bacterial or fungal infection, but is now recovering …
Kelly McLaughlin
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A 12-year-old Ukrainian tourist and a snorkeling tour guide lost limbs in a rare shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea
The group had been snorkeling off the coast of Ras Muhammad National Park near the resort town Shar…
Kelly McLaughlin
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260 Chinese fishing boats have been spotted off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, and Ecuadorian officials fear they'll harm the area's precious marine life
Ecuador's defense minister said the Navy is on alert, and officials have increased patrolling aroun…
Kelly McLaughlin
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4-foot-long lizards that can eat 'just about anything they want' are taking over Georgia
Argentine black and white tegu lizards, which can grow up to four feet long and weigh more than 10 …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Jeff Bezos is throwing a mysterious event for his rocket company, Blue Origin, and it may be about a moon mission
Still, almost nothing is publicly known about what Bezos will say, and he may present something els…
Dave Mosher
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I asked my dad to write my wedding speech after he was given 6 months to live. I'm holding on to it for my special day.
My dad was given six months to live and the first thing I wanted him to do was to write my wedding …
Lara Rodwell
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7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
A total solar eclipse made Einstein and his theory of relativity world famous. That's not the only …
Jenny McGrath
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CNN is reportedly in talks to bring in a British boss to clean up Chris Licht's mess
Mark Thompson, the ex-New York Times CEO, is the "leading candidate," Semafor reported, but former …
Chris Johnston
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A rescue dog that was found with burns to its paws, legs, and back after fleeing Maui's wildfires has reunited with his owners
Roman is just one of thousands of pets who went missing amid Maui's wildfires. He was reunited with…