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A new species of river dolphin discovered

A new species of river dolphin has been discovered in Brazil recently. This is the first time a new river dolphin species has been discovered since 1918! This new species- named 'Araguaia'- is one of only four other known species of river dolphin, three of whom are critically endangered. Scientists believe there are only about 1,000 Araguaia dolphins left in the world.

The species is a distant relative of sea dolphins and they likely evolved from other South American river dolphin species over two million years ago.

They, amazingly, managed to go unidentified until now! "It was something that was very unexpected, it is an area where people see them all the time, they are a large mammal, the thing is nobody really looked.

Hide-and-seeker gets stuck in washer

A game of hide-and-seek between an 11-year-old Utah girl and her cousins ended up being a serious game of hide-and-stuck recently.

The 11-year-old, whose name is not known, is very competitive according to her mother and thought that if she hid in the washing machine her sister would never find her-and she didn't.

Once she figured she had won the game she tried to get out of the top-loading washing machine, but was terrified to find she couldn't get out! She had curled her legs up so tight that they fell asleep and she couldn't use her feet to push herself up and out of the machine! Their washing machine is located underneath the dryer, so she had to be able to get out at an angle-something she couldn't do with her legs asleep.

She became scared because the machine's agitator, the device that sticks up and "stirs" the clothes around, was pushing on her chest and making it hard for her to breathe.

-Internet

Eggs fights blindness!

Eggs are not only high in protein, but they are also good for your eyes because they contain lutein, which fights blindness!

China produces the most eggs in the world - about 160 billion per year.

A hen can lay about 250 eggs per year. If you can't remember if an egg is fresh or hard-boiled, try this. Spin the egg and if it wobbles, it's raw. If it spins easily, it's hard-boiled. A fresh egg will sink in water but a stale one will float!

-Internet

Chocolate thief gets five months in prison!

Sometimes it's hard to just say no a tasty chocolate bar, something self-declared chocolate addict Luis Augusto Mora knows all too well. Mora was caught stealing two boxes of chocolate from a supermarket in Bogota, Colombia. After he confessed he was sentenced to five months in one of Colombia's harshest prisons!

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that he thinks Mora should receive a lesser punishment and that small crimes like his shouldn't waste everyone's time. The money that is used to keep him in prison could be better spent towards imprisoning people who are of much greater danger to society and have committed much worse crimes.

Prosecutors have released a statement saying that Mora will “never again touch chocolate in my life.” It is probably safe to say that he has learned from his mistake and has learned how to say no!

-Internet