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This Sea Lion, Ronan, really loves his music.  Check this video out.

Earth, Mars, Neptune – how hard can it possibly be to name a planet? Now’s your chance to find out.

Companies across the globe using advertising to sell their goods and products. Other countries do not have the standards or the couth that the US has. Hard to believe I understand. The Ford Automobile company overseas has gotten into some hot water for it's latest ad campaign. Its not really safe for work, but its not terrible. Just has to do with Bondage that's all.

Oxford English Dictionary has announced the words that it is adding to the dictionary this year!

Scientists are making revolutionary advancements in how they study alien planets. Recently, astronomers discovered that they could use the process of reflecting starlight in order to create composite maps of unknown worlds that would enable them to define pertinent aspects of planetary life, such as land, water and clouds.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a lot of things, and it turns out that one of those things is "a big R&B fan". The Soviet leader has taken an interesting angle to solving the country's demographic problem: hiring Boyz II Men. I guess the fearless leader thinks that the crooning of the boys from Philly will encourage the Russian public to get it on more. Or something.

In a tragedy hauntingly reminiscent of the incident that killed more than 100 fans at a Great White concert in 2003, 233 people were killed early Sunday morning (Jan. 27) after fire swept through a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.

An asteroid that scientists said could threaten Earth’s atmosphere in 2036 is now believed to be substantially larger than previously stated. In fact, astronomers currently studying the dreaded, potential doomsday rock say asteroid 'Apophis' has officially been supersized by about 20 percent...

One of the freedoms we as Americans take for granted is the ability to name our children whatever we want. In some countries in the world there are name restrictions--names you can't name your children. Iceland is one of those countries.

When it comes time to celebrate the passing of another year, people around the world often gather together and make a lot of noise in order to demonstrate their good cheer.

We’d like to introduce you to the world’s most adorable best friends -- Joseph Katz and Al Spiegel from Florida. They have been buds for 91 years, and they’re still going strong!

We assumed this guy was the world's worst dad for taking his son's favorite toy and launching it into space. But it turns out he could track it using GPS so that it wouldn't be lost forever, and he is actually the coolest dad on earth because now his kid has a video of his train in space...