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Current Events for August 26, 2015Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 12:41 pm

Brave 10-Year Old Shark Bite Victim Wades Back Into The Ocean To Save Her Friend

On Wednesday, August 19th, ten-year-old Florida resident Kaley Szarmack was wading in knee-deep ocean waters at a Jacksonville beach, when she experienced a sharp pain in her right leg. Thinking that a crab was holding on to her, the young girl looked down only to see multiple lacerations on both sides of her leg. Soon after, Kaley noticed the dorsal fin of what appeared to be a three-foot long shark darting away from the crime scene.

joeycollin13over 7 years
cool and totally brave #loveit
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smartzahraover 7 years
she is really brave
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Current Events for May 14, 2015Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 5:43 am

Meet Sudan, The World's Last Known Northern White Male Rhino

Over the years, numerous animal and bird species have become extinct. However, it is rare for the entire world to witness one as it is happening. This could very well be the case with the northern white rhinos given that there are currently only five known specimens left. What's worse is that only one, a 42-year-old named Sudan is male! If he passes away without producing an offspring, the rhino sub-species will soon disappear.

joeycollin13over 7 years
so sad #cries
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jtesaralmost 9 years
I like rhinos and hope the male will pick one of the females to keep the species going.
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cwilliamsalmost 9 years
I liked how the people are trying to keep the rhinos alive.
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strowbridgealmost 9 years
people should really stop killing rhinos because that is sad. soldiers are protecting him for question number two
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tgardneralmost 9 years
I Hope the male will produce an offspring that is male.
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Current Events for May 11, 2015Monday, May 11, 2015 at 1:46 pm

Mrs. MattoxOne of our Mexico vocabulary words is sinkhole. Learn more about it in this article.

Giant Sinkholes Along The Shores Of Dead Sea Cause Concern

Though there are numerous saltwater lakes around the world, none can compare to the Dead Sea. Located between Israel and Jordan in the Middle East, the water of this landlocked lake boasts salt levels almost ten times that of oceans. The unusual salinity can be attributed to the fact that there is no outlet for the minerals to leave, causing them to accumulate. The same is not true of the water level, which remains constant due an almost even inflow from the Jordan River and loss through evaporation.

smartzahraover 7 years
i wonder if we can use it for cooking!!!!!
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kjoyafloresalmost 9 years
I thought that it was interesting that the Dead Sea is so salty that you can float on it.
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vbecerraalmost 9 years
It is amazing how salty the water is that you can just float on it.
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acasealmost 9 years
The Jordan looks like a fun place to go swimming! I hope I can visit it sometime.
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jboriskeyalmost 9 years
I like the idea of how they call it the dead sea because it doesn't move.
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ediggins8347almost 9 years
i like how it is i want to float in that sea
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abattersonalmost 9 years
the dead sea is cool
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zgrady1almost 9 years
i leaned that down by the dead sea you can float on top of the water.
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djawesome2almost 9 years
I already new that john the baptist Batista Jesus at the lake of Jordan.
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gcambronalmost 9 years
It gives you lots of deatails about the articale.
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jalavrezalmost 9 years
It was wired when they put mud on them
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mrslmattoxalmost 9 years
I learned you could find mdaiomnds and these saltwater things. People put mud on themselves. It attract many people from going there.
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xxjocampoxxalmost 9 years
I would like to go to the dead sea but too bad its drying off. At first when i thought about people putting i thought they were crazy.
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strowbridgealmost 9 years
The dead sea is in Israel
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msoloriojaraalmost 9 years
The dead sea looks very nice. The water is very pretty and shining.
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ewertzalmost 9 years
I like how it is eight times salter than regular seas.
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morenaalmost 9 years
I like the article because it was amazing and I like the pearls of the salt water.
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cwilliamsalmost 9 years
There is so much salt you can float if u lay in the water. the Death Sea is the saltest sea in the world
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tneurothalmost 9 years
I wonder if the dead sea will get bigger and bigger every year.
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alaueralmost 9 years
I learned that the dead sea has so much salt in it makes it easy to float perfect then in the ocean.
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tgardneralmost 9 years
Sink holes are a huge danger.
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djawesome2almost 9 years
who I did not know that the dead sea was that salty.
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jcarreraalmost 9 years
I wonder if anybody has ever fell in a sinkhole?
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storresalmost 9 years
I wonder if there is going to be a solution to save the "dead" sea
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bbatesalmost 9 years
I lke how you can float on the sea.
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ewertzalmost 9 years
I like how it it is eight times salter than the regular ocean.
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