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This Yellowstone tourist had an unexpected visitor join him on his hike, and things got so tense at one point that he had no choice but to deploy the bear spray he had on hand. The National Park Service says that Yellowstone National Park is home to the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states. Most notably, there’s a whole lot of prey (bison, elk, moose, mule deer, etc.), and a healthy amount of predators (black bears, lynx, […]

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Tragedy struck when Mexico hosted its own version of Spain’s running with the bulls festival, as two people were killed and nearly a dozen were injured. During the frenzy, 21 bulls were released, forcing willing daredevils to sprint for their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone avoided the rampaging bulls. Juan Manuel Filomeno Herrera, 29, was among […]

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A day everybody hoped would never come. I think everybody’s still in shock over the death of the legendary Dolly Parton, who passed away yesterday, August 25 at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer. In a statement from her team, it was confirmed that Dolly passed away at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center here in Nashville, with her nephew Bryan Seaver announcing her death on behalf of the family: “Dolly called me and said she wants to […]

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She really was the queen of late night TV interviews. Yesterday, Dolly Parton passed away at 80-years-old in Nashville Tennessee. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Aside from that, she understandably didn’t share more, though it has since been revealed that she suffered a “brief battle with cancer.” She made many iconic TV appearances, starting in the 1970s with Johnny […]

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