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Friday Poll: The Unexpected Kinkajou

An elderly woman in Florida awoke recently to find a kinkajou, apparently escaped from someone else’s house as they’re not native to Florida, sleeping on her chest.  Woman and kinkajou are now fine, although the woman was at first frightened by the encounter. What would you think of this – unpleasant encounter or great story…

Rum-Drinking, Knife-Wielding Ape in Brazil

Alternative Title: Mendacious Out-Of Town Developers Present a Roundabout Proposal. “It was a bar staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the knife,” Lt. Col Saul Laurentino of the local fire department told the aRede news website. He said the monkey had apparently been tamed, perhaps after many visits to…

Happy Groundhog Day

Punxsutawmey Phil made his prediction early today — Phil did not see his shadow today in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2016, so Spring is around the corner. @PennLive pic.twitter.com/Tzij5Poqcj — Mark Pynes (@MarkPynes) February 2, 2016 How do people know what Phil’s predicting? Here’s how – For those curious #GroundhogDay pic.twitter.com/y58pEuYt4I — Julia Hatmaker (@JuliaHatmaker)…

Someone Likes the Snow

Playing at the National Zoo – Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow, and he was pretty excited about it. ?? #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/GrhI9t1u7j — National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 23, 2016

Virginia Farm Meets Goat-Cuddler Quota

Embed from Getty Images Of course they did – WASHINGTON — An Albemarle County farm is no longer seeking volunteers to snuggle its baby goats after an “overwhelming response” from interested cuddlers. Caromont Farm in Esmont, Virginia, expects 90 baby goats, or kids, will be born by mid-February and asked for volunteers to provide extra…

A Coffee Shop with a Spot for Stray Dogs

A photo has been making the rounds on social media showing a group of stray dogs napping comfortably on a bench of cushions as a result of one business’s act of kindness. The image was reportedly snapped at a café in Greece, where management sees fit to offer refuge to homeless pups after closing up…