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New cereal claims you’ll crave sex after breakfast
Video: WTVJ’s Justin Finch takes a look at a new breakfast cereal, being marketed to folks in Florida, which claims to be an all-natural aphrodisiac.
Engineering a solution for penguins' aching feet
Video: A collaborative program between Northwestern and the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is helping improve quality of life for zoo animals.
The Louvre closes over pickpocket problem
Video: The Louvre was closed on Wednesday after its workers walked off their jobs to protest against what is said to be a rising problem of pickpockets haunting the famed Paris museum's vast galleries.
This pen writes in 3-D
Video: Two Massachusetts inventors show off their 3-D product to affiliate WBZ. And their designs really jump off the page.
Crocodiles used to guard Thai family's home
Video: Some homeowners go for alarms, others choose dogs, but one man in Thailand has opted for a reptilian protection system with 2 adult crocodiles guarding his home.
Watch daredevil 'Flying Raccoon'
Video: Raccoon goes rogue, walks upright across telephone wire tightrope.
Dog eats peanut butter ... with a spoon
Video: Watch dog holding his own spoon enjoy peanut butter feast.
1 in 4 melanoma survivors admit to never wearing sunscreen
Video: New research from Yale University indicates even after being diagnosed with skin cancer, some patients haven’t been able to stay away from the sun, or make lifestyle changes that would protect them from the sun’s rays.
Former waitress sues Hooters after brain surgery
Video: Sandro Lupo claims her bosses at the St. Louis restaurant told her to wear a wig following surgery.

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Giant sinkhole gobbles up buildings in China
Video: In an amazing twist of fate, no one is hurt when 2 buildings in Guangzhou vanish into a sinkhole, but 300 local residents are evacuated.
What have been Obama's biggest global warming triumphs?
Video: Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell joins Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's accomplishments on climate change since taking office. Goodell says one of Obama's biggest moves was increasing fuel standards for cars and trucks.
Park ranger: Thieves chop trees to make guitars
Video: Twenty one full-grown maple trees were illegally chopped down inside a Washington state park, rangers tell KING's Drew Mikkelsen the wood is most likely intended to be used in musical instruments.
Storm dumps 2.5 feet of rain on eastern Australia
Video: Rains lashed towns across eastern Australia, all the way down to Sydney, creating massive flooding, churning up foam from the ocean that bewildered drivers, and stranding civilians who had to be rescued by helicopter.
Helicopter pulls 2 women, baby from truck trapped by floodwaters
Video: Two women and a toddler stuck on the back of a submerged truck were lifted to safety by a helicopter. Coastal areas of Queensland, Australia, have been swamped by floods and heavy rains leftover from tropical cyclone Oswald.
Bigfoot: Is mysterious screech sasquatch?
Video: A recording given to Oregon newspaper captured high-pitched shrieks and roars from a swampy area in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, which has been a Bigfoot hotspot for decades.
Chimp dons a blanket as deep freeze grips UK
Video: A chimp named Nakima walks around the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary wearing a blanket to combat the freezing temperatures.
What's happening in our forest?
Video: An animated short by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies exploring how forests affect, and are affected by, the forces around them.
Gary the goat heads to court
Video: A man faces legal headaches after his pet goat ate grass and perhaps a flower outside an Australian museum.

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Yosemite rodent virus takes second victim
Video: National park visitor dies from hantavirus, a rare viral infection passed from mice to humans, and 2 more people have become sick.
Doctor won't treat anyone over 200 pounds
Video: Ida Davidson admits her weight goes up and down, but she's stunned a new doctor said she was too heavy for treatment.
Bariatric surgery for diabetes?
Video: Dr. Philip Schauer discusses the benefits of bariatric surgery.
How did West Nile virus spread so rapidly?
Video: Savannah Guthrie speaks with Dr. Nancy Snyderman as to why there has been an increase of cases — and deaths — related to West Nile infections.
Michelle Obama on why Barack stopped smoking
Video: First lady Michelle Obama explains what motivated the president to give up cigarettes.
A medical cure for sweating
Video: One woman battled excessive sweating in secret until she found an unusual medical treatment.
CDC: Boomers must get tested for hepatitis C
Video: It’s estimated that 1 in 30 baby boomers – those born between 1945 and 1965 — are infected with hepatitis C. Now the government is asking that everyone who falls within that age group to get tested.
A blood test to rule out heart attacks?
Video: Myocardial infarctions can be determined sooner with the new troponin test, according to Dr. Chadwick Miller.
First step to digital surgery: Virtual cadavers
Video: Doctors are adopting an array of new digital tools, from virtual cadavers to robotic cardiac catheters. Taken together, these new applications could revolutionize healthcare.

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Hair archaeologist? Yes, she's real
Video: A hairstylist by day, Janet Stephens has become a 'hair archaeologist' studying the intricacies of ancient Greek and Roman hairstyles.
Hasbro reveals new Monopoly token: The cat
Video: The makers of Monopoly decided to modernize the game a bit by adding a new token and retiring one of the classics.
Lindsay Vonn injures knee, still aims for Sochi
Video: In a dramatic crash that sent her to the hospital via helicopter, the most successful American skier tore ligaments and fractured a bone in her knee. But U.S. Ski Team coach Chip White is confident she’ll be in Olympic shape for Sochi.
Guinness record: Largest shoe collection
Video: It was a 'sea of shoes' at the National Geographic Society headquarters. In fact, there were enough to set a Guinness world record. And some have been worn on the feet of celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Eli Manning.
Jude Law tackles pharmaceutical industry in 'Side Effects'
Video: The Academy Award nominee on his latest role as out-of-control doctor.
Surfer rides biggest wave ever recorded
Video: A video camera was recording when a Massachusetts native found himself surfing the face of a wave off the coast of Portugal estimated at 90 feet in height.
Daredevil Wallenda walks high wire above Sarasota
Video: Aerialist Nik Wallenda, who previously walked across New York’s Niagara Falls, takes his high-wire act to Florida, attempting a tightrope walk above downtown Sarasota.
Sundance stars sound off on movie violence
Video: The Sundance Film Festival may not be home to many shoot-'em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival answered questions about Hollywood's role in gun violence.
Viral portrait of love: Man teaches girlfriend after stroke
Video: A photo showing a man trying to teach a woman the alphabet recently became an Internet sensation as hundreds of thousands of people wondered about the back story.

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Should cars give sobriety tests?
Video: The car won't start when it senses the driver has been drinking.
Trucks plummet nearly 200 feet off icy cliff
Video: The tow operator is able to leap to safety, and the driver of a broken-down rig remains in the cab — and miraculously survives the 200-foot fall.
Daryl Hannah on her biodiesel
Video: Actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah tells WSJ's Joe White about the biodiesel-powered cars in her garage at the 2012 ECO:nomics conference.
Floris Kaayk, aka, Jarno Smeet, admits his flying man video is a hoax
Video:The man who claimed to have achieved bird-like flight with a custom-built contraption comes clean: It was a hoax 8 months in the making.
Man takes flight with bird-like wings
Video: 'You're running, and then suddenly you're free,' exclaims Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets after putting his strap-on wings to the test.
Broken iPad? Take it to the iHospital
Video: The iHospital is a chain that fixes broken Apple products but takes Apple-care to new levels.
Robotic jellyfish may have ability to never run out of energy
Video: A robot built to look and swim like an inconspicuous jellyfish may keep going and going and going thanks to an infinite source of fuel — its surroundings.
Exxon CEO: Iran rhetoric driving gas prices
Video: Exxon-Mobil CEO and chairman Rex Tillerson talks to Matt Lauer about the latest spike in the price of gas, which he says could go higher if the price of crude oil continues to rise.
Viral video shows how to get objects past TSA scanners
Video: A new amateur video shows how to hide stuff from scanners. While TSA doesn’t deny the process, it says other measures would still catch it.

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Assignment Earth: E-waste creates jobs
Video: A company in Cape Town is making a profit through refurbishing and recycling.
Assignment Earth: Sustainable prison
Video: A prison in Kenya goes green, using sustainable systems including biogas produced by waste material, replacing firewood.
Video: Holy cow! Bovines burst into bodega
It was a wild scene in Washington state as a herd of cattle bolts into a convenience store followed by two cowboys on horseback. The entire incident was caught on tape by the store surveillance camera.
Video: David Axelrod on Van Jones' resignation
White House senior adviser David Axelrod discusses Van Jones' decision to step down with David Gregory on NBC's 'Meet the Press'.
Video: Glenn Beck calls Van Jones a communist
In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.
Assignment Earth: Giant wind turbines
An Iowa company bets its future on building huge, utility-scale wind turbines for the promised "green revolution."
ON THE STREETS: Green jobs
Jonathan Kesselman shares his knowledge of green jobs with others in Times Square.
The Green Party: A wedding venue alternative
Video: Weddings in a bookstore? Danielle shows you how!
Green Jobs Q & A with Tony Anderson: How are green jobs doing in this economy?
Can you still get a green job in this economy? Tony shares his perspective.

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Bobby Flay: Cookbooks have collaborators, not ghostwriters
Video: Celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Anne Burrell say that they use teams of collaborators when putting together their cookbooks. Flay also defends the writer of a New York Times expose, saying he doesn’t believe she was out to get celebrity chefs.
'Pink slime' discontinued at 4 grocery stores
Video: Four supermarket chains announce they will no longer use the ground beef filler.
Co-workers may be hazardous to your weight
Video: The biggest threat to your diet isn't in the refrigerator, it's the person sitting at the next desk. Nearly a third of people on weight-loss programs cited colleagues who tease or pressure them to eat.
The dangers of red meat
Video: NBC's chief science and health correspondent shares his thoughts on a new study, which claims that red meat drastically increases a person's risk of dying early.
Foods that are secretly making you fat
Video: David Zinczenko, author of 'Eat This, Not That! 2012: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution,' shows some surprising chain restaurant menu choices that aren't as healthy as they seem and may be preventing you from losing weight.
Oreo cookie turns 100
Video: The Oreo cookie, known as 'milk's favorite cookie,' first appeared at a New York City bakery 100 years ago.
An unconventional pairing: Some wine with your White Castle?
Video: The wine list at the White Castle here proposes a thoughtfully balanced varietal selection, from a pétillant Moscato to a quite approachable Merlot.
Bill Clinton tackles child obesity
Video: The former president formed the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to help kids stay active and eat better food.
Breakfast fail! Worst cereals revealed
Video: Men’s Health editor Dave Zinczenko reveals that some of America’s favorite breakfast cereals are packed with sugar – and offers healthier choices.

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Farming for a better future
Video: Contemporary cowboy Jeff Downs hopes to change the way we farm to make a better, healthier world.
Video: Inside look at the White House garden
A record number of visitors toured the White House gardens this weekend. Plus: Long-time gardener is also Bo Obama's best pal.
In the Field: Herb picking tips
Video: Using basil as an example, Farmer D shows you how to pick herbs.
The Green Party: Ask Danielle, part two
Video: Have more questions for Danielle V? She has more answers.
In the Field: Bolting lettuce and companion plants
Video: Farmer D identifies bolting lettuce and then plants cucumbers in his garden.
In The Field: Interviewing the president of the American Community Garden Association
Video: Want to start an urban garden? Farmer D has your contact.
In The Field: Finding a beneficial insect while harvesting Chinese cabbage
Video: While harvesting Chinese cabbage, Farmer D is amazed to find a parasitic wasp.
In the Field: How to harvest lettuce
Video: Farmer D gives a number of tips for harvesting lettuce.
In the Field: A conversation with Slow Food USA president
Video: Farmer D talks with the president of Slow Food USA about the future of our food system.

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Dogs sing 'Silent Night'
Video: Man's best friend sings a Christmas carol.
Cat rescued after week in tree
Video: A cat is recovering after spending nearly a week stuck 70 feet up in a tree.
'Sesame Street' tackles divorce for first time
Video: The classic children’s show has taken on almost every topic, from marriage to death. Now, for the first time, the show is addressing the touchy subject of parents parting ways.
3-legged service dog receives prosthetic
Video: After Pirelli, a 3-legged service dog who goes to schools to teach kids about acceptance and overcoming obstacles, won the hearts of people all over the city of Atlanta, he received enough donations to buy a dog-sized carbon fiber foot, which
All the queen's corgis
Video: The palace corgi whisperer shows how Queen Elizabeth II's dogs are trained.
Student starts puppy rental business
Video: A Brigham Young University student has found a way to cash in on people's love of puppies and is now renting them out.
Nap Nanny: Feds file suit against baby-recliner maker
Video: A federal agency claims the Nap Nanny baby recliner has caused the death of five children.
Dogs can drive cars too, trainer says
Video: Three dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car. After weeks of indoor training in how to change gear, brake and steer, the canines have finally been allowed behind the wheel of a real car - with a little help from their handlers.
That cat is a real jewel: How some furry friends stay precious
Video: The idea of turning the carbon from burial ashes into man-made diamonds emerged a decade ago as a way to memorialize humans. Today, departed pets are fueling the industry's growth.

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