An ultra-rare Pokémon card that cost $2 in 1999 just sold for a whopping $40,000 at auction. The 1st edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard card is known as the “holy grail” to collectors and enthusiasts, according to Hansons Auctioneers. The “mint condition” card went under the hammer as part of the UK’s largest ever sale […]

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Insects play a critical role in ecosystems but, because they are so rarely preserved as fossils, it’s hard to study their roles from habitats millions of years old. But fossilized tree resin can occasionally preserve an insect within its amber, freezing a moment in time. Most rare of all is when the moment in amber […]

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We may need to allow our ‘flame’ for Yankee Candles to burn out, now that we’ve learned about this New Jersey small business that gives back to their community in life-changing ways. For over 20 years, the family-owned candle company has provided meaningful employment for adults with special needs, hiring them to place the wicks […]

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Steven Maa was worried his beloved dog wouldn’t survive the night in the Rocky Mountains. He was driving cross-country to California from New Jersey to start a new job on the West Coast when he stopped for some skiing in Montezuma, Colorado on Dec. 28. He left his dog Rocky with a local pet sitter, […]

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