The Christmas Train of Lights, a holiday attraction in southern England, lit up this week for a test run ahead of its official opening on Friday.
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Giant tumbleweed on a semi-urban Southern California highway, tweet title translates as "the mother of all tumbleweeds" (some reports give this as occurring in the Simi Valley, which is not correct; it's on Placentia Ave. at Fairview Park looking north, in Costa Mesa, Orange County)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214974578/giant-tumbleweed-california
A giant tumbleweed roughly the size of a Volkswagen beetle was spotted hurtling its way down a four-lane road in California this week.
The jaunty brown bundle of brush was captured on video and posted on Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, where it has gathered a number of fans who have compared it to a giant hairball, belly lint gone wild, and the critters from the eponymously named 1986 sci-fi horror movie.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214974578/giant-tumbleweed-california
A giant tumbleweed roughly the size of a Volkswagen beetle was spotted hurtling its way down a four-lane road in California this week.
The jaunty brown bundle of brush was captured on video and posted on Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, where it has gathered a number of fans who have compared it to a giant hairball, belly lint gone wild, and the critters from the eponymously named 1986 sci-fi horror movie.
Don't miss the final full moon of fall, the Beaver Moon, this Sunday night!
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Beaver Moon: Full Moon in November 2023
November's full Beaver Moon rises on Monday, November 27, 2023! Learn when to look for it and the meaning behind this Moon's name.
Jaw-dropping view of the Northern Lights from inside the cockpit of a plane!
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Your luggage got lost. Aargh. Don't worry, nobody stole it. But where did it go? In the U.S., here.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214841411/luggage-lost-airlines-resale-unclaimed-baggage-alabama
Planning to fly somewhere this week? You are not alone. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 30 million people over the Thanksgiving holiday. That's a lot of suitcases for airlines to keep track of, and unfortunately, some are bound to get lost. So where does all that lost luggage end up? In a store called Unclaimed Baggage, in Scottsboro, Ala.
Every suitcase lost by an airline in the United States (and some lost on trains and buses) eventually ends up in this little city about 150 miles northwest of Atlanta, in a 50,000-square-foot building. And it's all for sale. At a big discount.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214841411/luggage-lost-airlines-resale-unclaimed-baggage-alabama
Planning to fly somewhere this week? You are not alone. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 30 million people over the Thanksgiving holiday. That's a lot of suitcases for airlines to keep track of, and unfortunately, some are bound to get lost. So where does all that lost luggage end up? In a store called Unclaimed Baggage, in Scottsboro, Ala.
Every suitcase lost by an airline in the United States (and some lost on trains and buses) eventually ends up in this little city about 150 miles northwest of Atlanta, in a 50,000-square-foot building. And it's all for sale. At a big discount.
Unclaimed Baggage Center - Wikipedia
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This is really ingenious and interesting. A solution to the lack of water in Ladakh where rainfall is rare.
Drone footage shows destruction in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, one month after Hurricane Otis slammed the region, killing scores of people.
Fairbanks, Alaska, witnessed a 'watermelon aurora' on Sunday.
High-energy nitrogen emissions painted the sky in beautiful pink and green hues during a substorm.
High-energy nitrogen emissions painted the sky in beautiful pink and green hues during a substorm.
The final full moon of the Fall -- the Beaver Moon -- will rise tonight!
I can see your halo.
A ring of light was seen encircling the moon over Perkasie, Pennsylvania. This atmospherical phenomenon known as a 'lunar halo' occurs when moonlight is refracted through ice crystals.Credit: Dakota Flournoy via Storyful
A ring of light was seen encircling the moon over Perkasie, Pennsylvania. This atmospherical phenomenon known as a 'lunar halo' occurs when moonlight is refracted through ice crystals.Credit: Dakota Flournoy via Storyful
A sanctuary in Indonesia is celebrating the birth of a Sumatran rhino, the most threatened species of rhinoceros in the world.The healthy male calf is the first for his mother, Delilah, as well as his father, Harapan, a male rhino born at the Cincinnati Zoo, officials say.
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Cargo ship runs aground in the Detroit River.
A 623-foot-long freighter transporting 21,000 tons of wheat to Italy ran aground at about 7:37 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 just outside of Belle Isle Anchorage. The ship, which departed from Canada, had been docked at the anchorage overnight Sunday into Monday before getting stuck Monday morning.
Hope they get her free today. Never ever ever Ever Given up!</rickroll>
DETROIT – A massive freighter that ran aground in the Detroit River on Monday is expected to be freed Tuesday with the help of multiple tugboats, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Freighter stuck in Detroit River should be freed Tuesday, Coast Guard says
A massive freighter that ran aground in the Detroit River on Monday is expected to be freed Tuesday with the help of multiple tugboats, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.www.clickondetroit.com
A 623-foot-long freighter transporting 21,000 tons of wheat to Italy ran aground at about 7:37 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 just outside of Belle Isle Anchorage. The ship, which departed from Canada, had been docked at the anchorage overnight Sunday into Monday before getting stuck Monday morning.
Hope they get her free today. Never ever ever Ever Given up!</rickroll>
I always knew @WeatherProf's head was in the clouds, but I never knew he had planes in his ears. WHOA!
This oncology nurse shaves her head every year to show her patients that she "sees their courage."
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This oncology nurse shaves her head every year in solidarity with her patients
In 2011, Margaret Potter, a nurse at AdventHealth Cancer Center in Kansas, started shaving her head to show her patients that she "sees their courage."
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The Louisville native surprised a group of children and adults on Tuesday, handing out 1,000 pairs of New Balance shoes donated by the Jack Harlow Foundation, WLKY-TV reported.
Rapper Jack Harlow surprises kids, adults with 1,000 pairs of New Balance Shoes
November 28, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST
Rapper Jack Harlow surprises kids, adults with 1,000 pairs of New Balance Shoes
November 28, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST
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Possible black lynx seen in park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (adjacent to US 202 near the touristy New Hope).
Possible black lynx sighting prompts Bucks County park to close
A Bucks County park is closed after police say someone spotted a large feline in a wooded area near the park’s trails. Authorities believe it may be a black lynx.www.audacy.com
A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday.
The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according to a statement issued by police in Gerik, in the Malay Peninsula.
The family of three were driving on a major highway from the island of Penang to the northeastern coastal state of Terengganu at around 7.35 p.m. local time on Sunday, when it crashed into the elephant calf.
It had been drizzling and foggy at that time, Gerik Police added, and the car was “negotiating a left bend on the highway” when it hit the baby elephant.
“The car slammed into the young elephant that was walking on the road with the herd,” said Zulkifli Mahmood, Chief Superintendent at Gerik District Police. The calf fell to the ground upon impact, he added.
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NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according to a statement issued by police in Gerik, in the Malay Peninsula.
The family of three were driving on a major highway from the island of Penang to the northeastern coastal state of Terengganu at around 7.35 p.m. local time on Sunday, when it crashed into the elephant calf.
It had been drizzling and foggy at that time, Gerik Police added, and the car was “negotiating a left bend on the highway” when it hit the baby elephant.
“The car slammed into the young elephant that was walking on the road with the herd,” said Zulkifli Mahmood, Chief Superintendent at Gerik District Police. The calf fell to the ground upon impact, he added.
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Elephant herd tramples car after baby struck along Malaysian highway - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
(CNN) — A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/elephant-herd-tramples-car-after-baby-struck-along-malaysian-highway/">Read More</a>
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A family in Kentucky will celebrate their ninth Christmas together this year as a family of three after an adoption that began in the most unlikely of places.
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November 30, 2023
Principal adopts student who was sent to his office
When Raven was 11, she was sent to the principal’s office. What happened next changed her life forever.
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