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    There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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    Sprout Pencil
    Sprout Pencil
    The Sprout pencil is a plantable pencil that contains a seed inside. When it's too short to use, you can plant it and watch it grow herbs and vegetables.
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    GPS Marriage Proposal
    GPS Marriage Proposal
    In 2012, a running partner took his runner girlfriend on a run that ended at the place where they first met. When he showed her his GPS tracker, the tracked route read "MARRY ME".
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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    In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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