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Fragments of a meteorite narrowly missed hitting 10-year-old Anthony Elliss-Galati in Perth, Australia, then smashed into his driveway. Another meteorite made a crater in a parking lot near Detroit, but no one saw it because they’d all left work when it hit. Since the lot was empty, it didn’t hit anyone’s car (or anyone’s head).

Anthony’s mother says, "I heard something hit the [pavement] and then Anthony came inside and said there were rocks coming out of the sky. He then handed me a piece and it didn’t look like a normal rock?it was dull on the inside and silver on the outside and looked as if it had melted. Anthony said he had seen it coming across the park and had to duck down behind my car to avoid being hit by it."
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Ever since ranchers stopped grazing their cattle, and started fattening them up more quickly with corn, they’ve had to dose them with antibiotics, since cows can’t digest corn easily and it often makes them ill. Corn feeding also produces beef with high levels of cholesterol, unlike grass-fed beef, so corn-fed beef may be one of the causes of heart disease. But the biggest problem is that ingesting so many antibiotics in our food means they no longer work for us when we need them.
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The U.S. Geologic Survey warns that Mount Rainier near Seattle is getting ready to spew out another ton of mud, and that could be only the beginning of an eruptive period. USGS volcano monitor William E. Scott says it’s “a monumental threat.”

Blaine Harden writes in The Washington Post that volcanologists used to think Rainier was fairly stable, but now they’ve changed their minds. They want local emergency management officials to launch an early-warning system and a public awareness campaign telling people to “enjoy the volcano in your back yard” but to be prepared to run if necessary. Roads leading to and from Rainier have signs that read: “Volcano Evacuation Route.” They’re a tourist attraction, and keep getting stolen.
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Who are these mysterious, super smart kids who are joining our families and causing us so much trouble? If you’ve got one, you probably need help, which is why we’ve brought this popular book back to our store.

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