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Figure of Olympian Michael Phelps. Source: Madame Tussauds Washington DC.

Figure of Michael Phelps on Display at Madame Tussauds DC

August 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

Famed DC Attraction brings American Olympian to Life As Michael Phelps Goes for the Gold Yet Again in 2016 Summer Games Released by Samantha Friedman, rubenstein.com On August 5, 2016, Madame Tussauds Washington, DC welcomed the figure […]

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The Zebulon Cougar

August 1, 2015

Originally published in The Grey Area newspaper (printed) August 1, 2011. ___________________________________________________________ By Frank and Kay Whatley In the July 1, 2011, issue of The Grey Area, we reported cougar sightings within Eastern North Carolina over […]

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The Strange-ness: Attempt to Set Guinness World Record for Goat Yoga

May 31, 2018

As part of the 2018 Denver County Fair in Denver, Colorado, the Goat Yoga Session will include an “official attempt” at the world record for largest Goat Yoga session. This second-annual Goat Yoga session will begin July […]

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The Strange-ness: Pigeons with Backpacks Check Pollution Levels

March 16, 2016

Released by Romain Lacombe, Founder & CEO, Plume Labs Plume Labs, a technology company that helps individuals track and reduce their exposure to air pollution, is to launch the first ever flock of pollution-monitoring pigeons across London. […]