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Erik Sass|
The giant wave was so powerful that it dislodged boulders from the island's shores and swept them onto its mainland.
Kirstin Fawcett|
Some of the words Shakespeare coined are still mysterious centuries later.
Janet Burns|
The principal's office had a door sign that read "Captain Hook."
Jake Rossen|
Two new studies have huge environmental implications.
Anna Green|
In 1971, Hal Ashby's 'Harold and Maude' was a box office disaster. Today, the brutally dark rom-com is considered a masterpiece.
Tara Aquino|
The bivalve mollusks will filter the water, repopulate the over-fished estuary, and hopefully help save the Bay.
Kirstin Fawcett|
Would you like a side of warm fuzzies with that?
Stacy Conradt|
Large mammals are thriving in the exclusion zone.
Andrew LaSane|
It wasn't a superior army that vanquished the South; it was a patriotic counterfeiter and his $15 million in fake bills.
Jake Rossen|
Editorial Staff|
From Danny DeVito to Taylor Lautner, we remember the various Stretch Armstrongs that almost came to pass.
Nick Greene|
The movie that helped birth Robert De Niro: Comedic Actor was released 15 years ago.
Roger Cormier|
By the time you finish reading this sentence, the number will have changed several times.
Caitlin Schneider|
Two researchers have set out to commit whales' otherwordly sound to paper.
Anna Green|
They didn't employ women, because they didn't possess the "stamina" to work the grill.
Jake Rossen|
Editorial Staff|
There are only a few pun competitions in the world, but they draw in some serious talent. Here is a sampling of great puns thrown around at some past events.
Alvin Ward|
Take matters into your own hands and recreate these lunchbox classics.
Rebecca OConnell|
Although conveniently shoved to the far recesses of your mind while you’re enjoying your night out, your hangover becomes impossible to ignore the next morning when your alarm clock is blaring in your ear. In addition to their undisputed existence, here a
Editorial Staff|
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