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Three Welsh tourists in Australia had themselves quite a night last Saturday, which ended with a scenario fans of the movie ‘The Hangover’ will certainly recognize . After consuming a few too many adult beverages, the trio broke into the local Sea World and swam with the dolphins. The revelers claim things get hazy after that.  So when they woke the next morning and a seven-year old fairy penguin named Dirk was in their room they say they had no idea how he got there.

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In the hands of a trained professional, anything can be a weapon. At least that’s what we’ve learned from action movies. And apparently that applies even to the humble Cheez-It.

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It never fails. You load Fido into the car, head off to your destination and the little guy has his nose pressed up against the glass as he whimpers for freedom until you crack the window. Then he sticks his big dopey head out of it for the entire trip.

Why do they do that? Mental_Floss has the answer.

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As you have no doubt heard, Betty White finally joined Twitter. (Maybe.) While this seems like a brave new frontier for a member of the Greatest Generation, she’s not the only elderly person to ever delve into social media. Apparently, Facebook is full of them.

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I'm a resident of  Lafayette, La. Yesterday, Easter Sunday, I was attending a barbecue in an area outside Lafayette.  During the conversation, we briefly discussed the high cost of living in Lafayette, and how much cheaper it is to live in the smaller towns that surround the Hub City.

Property values in Wyoming are obviously quite a bit lower!

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As far as holidays go, Easter might not be as popular as Christmas or Halloween, but it still has traditions and treats that can raise anyone’s spirit, mood or blood sugar level.

The most interesting part of this annual celebration of Spring and rebirth is the supposed difference in the ways they are celebrated.

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It always amazes us whenever someone gets caught trying to take a quick shower by running through a car wash. Its purpose is right there in the name: CAR wash.

That still didn’t stop three guys in Abbotsford, British Columbia from trying to grab a quick one at their local car wash.

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Henry River Mill Village in the town of Hildebran, North Carolina was not a place accustomed to a lot of visitors. But all that changed last year when ‘The Hunger Games‘ was filmed there and used the setting as the post-apocalyptic district Katniss called home. The land’s current owner, an 83-year-old named Wade Shepherd, is now selling the property after the film’s success turned it into a tourist attraction, with fans coming by every day and taking photos.

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Most internet memes usually involve animals, famous figures or people doing some weird pose, but rarely does a meme become popular because it features a ridiculously good-looking guy.

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Two-year-old stuck in a well? There’s an app for that.

Rescue workers in Mengzi City, China had the daunting task of freeing a toddler who had fallen into a 40-foot well. While they could hear the boy’s cries, they couldn’t really see him. This posed a problem when he kept slipping out of the adult-sized harness they had sent down the shaft.

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Lindsay Lohan has packed a lot of hard living into her 25 years. And the wear and tear of a tabloid lifestyle shows in this “face morph” video that tracks Lilo from infancy to the present day.

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According to reports, the Canadian penny costs 1.6 cents to produce, prompting the Canadian Government to cut funding for production of the coin, beginning this year.

Now get this: the American penny costs 2.4 cents to mint, almost 2 1/2 times the value of the co

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