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Extra Extra: Thank you, New Jersey, for giving us bubble wrap
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Published Oct 11, 2023
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It’s Wednesday afternoon in New York City, where this cop got sturdy.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A Long Island man was charged with smuggling $200,000 worth of dead, rare butterflies and other insects that are often used as wall decorations.
- Blood Manor, Tribeca's famed haunted house attraction, is back for its 20th year.
- Dimes is 10 now.
- "Dan Funsch built the house for his wife and family’s enjoyment, rather than for a return on investment, he said": This Saddle River, New Jersey mansion that cost $14 million to build — largely because it has 22-karat gold leaf accents all over the walls, plus two pubs, a movie theater and a ton of other sweet amenities — could be yours for only $9.995 million.
- Today I learned that bubble wrap was invented in New Jersey, and was originally meant to be used as 3-D wallpaper.
- Kyoto is selling off its very cool painted manhole covers for $20 a piece.
- Behold the winning images from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.
- And finally, lookin' for a lick:
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