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Facts About GophersGophers are small, furry rodents that burrow tunnels through yards of North America and Central America.
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Facts About BaboonsBaboons are the world’s largest monkeys. They have distinctive faces and butts.
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Facts About BumblebeesBumblebees are very important pollinators. Without them, food wouldn't grow.
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Facts About WeaselsWeasels are small, voracious carnivores that are found all over the world.
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Facts About Red PandasRed pandas are small mammals with long, fluffy tails and red and white markings. They are not related to giant pandas.
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Facts About PangolinsPangolins, also called scaly anteaters, are covered in hard, armor-like scales. These mammals are one of the most trafficked mammals in Asia and Africa, and are endangered.
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ChooseMyPlate: Tools & Resources for Healthier DietThe U.S. government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans offers recommendations on food and nutrition. ChooseMyPlate.gov provides tools to help set dietary goals.
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What Is the MIND Diet?The MIND diet is designed to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease by promoting a diet consisting of brain-healthy foods.
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Facts About PlutoniumProperties, sources and uses of the element plutonium.
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Facts About Trans FatsTrans fats, created by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil, are considered unhealthy. The FDA has ordered companies to remove partially hydrogenated oils from their food products by June 2018.
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Facts About IridiumProperties, sources and uses of the element iridium.
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Facts About TungstenProperties, sources and uses of the element tungsten.
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Facts About XenonProperties, sources and uses of the element xenon.
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Entelodonts: Facts About Giant Killer 'Pigs'Entelodonts, also called hell pigs, were large, primitive mammals that lived during the Eocene. They weren't, however, related to pigs.
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Facts About the Bear DogNeither bear nor dog, these extinct animals evolved to be massive predators.
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Facts About the Giant Ground SlothGiant ground sloths were large, lumbering beasts that lived in the Americas during the Ice Age. Thomas Jefferson is credited with discovering one species.
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Facts About MastodonsMastodons were prehistoric relatives of today's elephants. They were related to — and not the same animals as — woolly mammoths.
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Leprosy: Causes, Symptoms & TreatmentLeprosy is a contagious, chronic disease, but if it is caught and treated quickly enough, the disease usually is not debilitating.
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Brain Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & TreatmentBrain cancer affects 1 in 140 men and 1 in 180 women. It can change a person’s behavior and can be quite deadly, but it is rarely inoperable.
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Facts About PorcupinesPorcupines are large, slow-moving rodents with sharp quills on their backs. They are found on every continent except Antarctica.
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Facts About the Global Seed VaultThe Global Seed Vault is a storage facility that safely stores the world's seeds in case of worldwide disaster.
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Okapi: Facts About the Forest GiraffeThe okapi is a relative of the giraffe, but it has the body of a horse and stripes like a zebra.
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Facts About the Common OpossumThe opossum is the only marsupial that is native to North America.
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Facts About MinksMinks are small mammals with long, thin bodies, short legs, pointed snouts and claws. There are two species: American minks and European minks.
