Why you don't see baby pigeons
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A man became curious of the parenting habits of pigeons after finding a nest on his window sill. He found out that pigeon eggs normally hatch after 18 days. They are usually fully grown when they leave the nest so people seldom see baby pigeons.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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Puzzle people
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Issues concerning puzzle competitions and descriptions of cases of people with a passion for puzzles are discussed. Particular attention is given to a brief history of jigsaw puzzles which began in the eighteenth century in Great Britain.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2001
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Here come the alpha pups
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Hasbro Inc.market researchers offered $30 to playground children to learn the toy company's new video game called Pox. The children were told that unseen alien infectors and only a secret army of players could help.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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