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For much of its history, Florida’s Kissimmee River did not run in a straight line. It wandered through central Florida, spreading across a broad floodplain that filled with water during the rainy season. That slow, shifting landscape supported fish, wetland plants and large numbers of birds. Then, in the 1960s, the river was reshaped into…

Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman’s abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Named after the woman who used to live there, it was sold off to another who donated it to become a wildlife sanctuary, as per a report…

Quote of the day by George Soros (AP photo) Making a genuine mistake usually gets treated as something to avoid mentioning at all costs. At school, a wrong answer loses marks. At work, a poor decision invites criticism. In business, a bad call can genuinely cost real money. People are usually far more comfortable talking…

Image: Pokemon Coloring​ For most people, Pokémon cards are childhood keepsakes tucked away in old drawers or binders. For Gary Haase, they became the centrepiece of a lifelong collecting obsession that eventually grew into one of the most valuable Pokémon card collections in the world. Known as “King Pokémon”, the Las Vegas collector began collecting…

Items placed in a time capsule by the Kentucky National Guard’s 617th Military Police Company in November 2004 are shown March 13, 2023, at Fort McCoy. Image Credit: Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office A forgotten US Army time capsule discovered in late 2022 has now finally gone on public display. It was left inside a…

TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana, whose real name was Shamsu Bibi, has died at the age of 28. She had around 1.3 million followers on TikTok and had been making videos for three to four years. She also had about 176,000 subscribers on YouTube. Her death happened in Taxila, where police say two men on a…