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Extra, Extra: Bill Nye & Neil DeGrasse Tyson Take Obama Sandwich-Selfie
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 1, 2014
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Published Mar 1, 2014
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- At least 28 people were killed and over 110 were injured in a terrifying knife "terrorist" attack in the Chinese city of Kunming.
- Have you ever tried building rice paddies in NYC?
- Cops were sent to three Brooklyn high schools after a Facebook threat about a shooting.
- A Nigerian man apparently asked some goats for permission before having sex with them.
- Bruce Springsteen broke out a surprising cover of Lorde's "Royals" in New Zealand.
- Your dad's chest hair is the next great fashion statement.
- Obama, Bill Nye, & Neil DeGrasse Tyson: middle aged nerds unite for selfie.
- A seal washed ashore on Brighton Beach this morning.
- A 13-year-old New Jersey boy was killed and another seriously hurt by a huge bullmastiff that escaped its home.
- NBA will donate all proceeds from Jason Collins jersey sale to LGBT groups.
- Drake split with his reps after his Rolling Stone cover dustup.
- And finally, this puppy running in circles on a bed seems like a metaphor for something:
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