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"Largest Redwood Falls." Luckily, the biggest tree in the world is safe, for now. You could search for a thousand years and not find it, but you don't have to—Tom Clynes take syou there in his award-winning 2007 story for BACKPACKER, "Above & Beyond."

The other tales are true: A terrifying bear-on-ice-skates actually killed a trainer while rehearsing with the Russian state circus in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and you can order Bacon Jam from mobile chefs Skillet. Mmmm....baaaacon....

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I would recoment tagging each snake with a chip, much like they do in dogs that identifies where each snake was sold and to whom, any snake that is then released into the wild and then caught can be traced back to the owner. If the person who bought the snake chooses to sell it another person, make a requirement that the exchange of ownership be processed thru a pet dealer.
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Great new article, it involves the reader making them think about the story a bit rather then just blurting it out...

Hope all continuing weeks articles are as interesting as these.
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