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On today’s episode; walking your way to less back pain, the world shows up for one young mother battling cancer. And on This Day in History, the Ferris Wheel attracts riders at the Chicago World’s Fair.

Walking regularly could double your back pain-free time
Strangers Crowdfund $54,000 for 22-Year-old Mom with Terminal Cancer Who Needs More Time with Baby
GoFundMe: Rachel Burns
Chicago’s Ferris wheel story | Chicago Architecture Center
History of the Centennial Wheel at Navy Pier | Navy Pier

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Colorado's Plastic Bag Ban, Donkey Missing for Five Years Found with Elk, and This Day In History - The Alaska Purchase is Announced.
Plastic bag use cut by a billion, says recycling center | 9news.com
Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: 'Living His Best Life' (goodnewsnetwork.org)
Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868) | National Archives
Alaska Purchase | Encyclopedia.com
Alaska Purchase | History, Cost, & Significance | Britannica
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Lava Tubes and Frost on Mars, Weird Wednesday - Lots of Twins, Lost Watch, and Animal Escapes, and This Day in History covers the 15th French Postal Service.
Lava Tubes and Water Frost Found on Mars Offer Double Opportunity in Search for Life (worldatlarge.news)
Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single Massachusetts middle school | AP News
Watch believed to have been eaten by cow turns up 50 years later - UPI.com
Watch: Herd of goats escape from Cedar Point's petting zoo - UPI.com
Watch: 'Fast and strong' piglet leads California police on a foot chase - UPI.com
The history of postal service in the XV-XVIII centuries: centralization (world-post.org)
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A New Meta-Analysis Suggests Exercise Could Be The Single Greatest Method for Combating Depression & This Day in History - The Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Crop Gets Started
Nearly Every Form of Exercise Has Greater Treatment Potential for Depression Than SSRIs
The BMJ: Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
RHR: Reviewing the Evidence on the Serotonin Theory of Depression, with Dr. Joanna Moncrieff
History of Macadamia Nuts in Hawaii — Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association (hawaiimacnut.org)
Hawaiian Macadamia Nuts: History, Intercropping and Sustainable Farming - Buddha’s Cup (buddhascup.com)
The History of Big Island Macadamia Nuts: The Long-Lived Bush Trees From Down Under That Revolutionized Hawaiian Agriculture - bigisland.org
The Amazing Story of Macadamia Nuts in Hawaii - Hawaii Real Estate Market & Trends | Hawaii Life
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A New Type of Pterosaur (think Pterodactyls) is discovered in Australia & This Day in History: The First Insurance Policy Issued in the United State.
New species of flying pterosaur reptile discovered in outback Queensland fossil dig
James G. Batterson | Insurance Hall of Fame
The First North American Accident Insurance Policy - Online Safety Trainer
The History of Insurance (investopedia.com)

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The first individual to spend at least 1,000 days in space, and what it means for our understanding of human capabilities beyond this planet. And on This Day in History: the player piano is patented, bringing on-demand music to homes and establishments around the world.
Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko reaches 1,000 cumulative days in space 
First Human to Spend 1,000 Days in Outer Space Offers Unprecedented Opportunity to Study ‘Rocket’ Man

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