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Berlin's Annual Festival of Lights

Tourists visiting the German city of Berlin are in for a special treat. For the next two weeks, the city's major landmarks, as well as hotels and embassies will be lit up with colorful lights in celebration of the fourth annual Festival of Lights....

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Berlin's Annual Festival of Lights

Kenyan Elephants Use Text Messaging

Kenyan Ranger Richard Lesowapir was enjoying a peaceful day, when he received a text message from Kimani. The African bull elephant was back to his old tricks - heading to raid the neighborhood farms. Richard jumped into his jeep and rushed to try frighten Kimani back to his home at the Ol Pejeta conservancy....

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Kenyan Elephants Use Text Messaging

A Topsy-Turvy House

Your eyes are not deceiving you - This house constructed on the northern German Island of Usedom has been built entirely upside down, with the roof on the bottom and the foundation at the top. The icing on the cake? - Even the fittings and furniture inside the house have been tacked upside down!...

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A Topsy-Turvy House

The Great Gorilla Run

Hundreds of runners, all donned in gorilla suits took to the streets of London this weekend, to participate in the sixth annual, 7km Great Gorilla Run, a charity event to help endangered mountain gorillas. This year's record turnout of 735 people, one for every mountain gorilla alive, aimed to raise $400,000 USD to help preserve the dwindling population of this majestic animal....

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The Great Gorilla Run