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- Michael Phelps is not impressed with...just about anything.
- Kate McKinnon really loves her cat.
- The case for cursing.
- The "Scary Lucy" statue of Lucille Ball has been replaced with a new statue better reflecting the late actress.
- Video: Whales! Near Staten Island!
- You can use the 6 line to convert fahrenheit to celsius.
- A badass dolphin at Sea World stole a woman’s iPad out of her hands.
- Trader Joe's is opening this week in Kips Bay.
- And finally, here's what it's like to climb a tree from a squirrel's POV:

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