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AMOUNT a North Carolina-based pest control company offered to pay homeowners in exchange for releasing 100 cockroaches into their houses this summer. The trial was testing out experimental methods of dealing with infestations.
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YEAR by which all U.S. national parks are set to phase out single-use plastics. Visitors will find compostable, biodegradable, and recycled materials in shops instead.
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COST a Goodwill shopper in Texas paid for a sculpture that turned out to be a priceless 2,000-year-old Roman bust. Some experts speculate that it was brought to the U.S. by an American soldier during World War II.
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