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Bathroom Vanity
Picture of the vanity in the bathroom of Cinderella's castle suite in Walt Disney World. Mystery Photo - Where Can You See This Clock?
Can you identify this location? I recently visited this famous landmark. The inscription under the clock reads "Arizona Time."
Photo © Nancy Parode
... Baggage Fees Keep Increasing
Have you noticed that many airlines continue to boost their fees for checked baggage and oversized or overweight luggage? Just a few months ago, airlines such as AirTran, Northwest and... Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Cinderella's Castle
Picture yourself in Cinderella's Castle. For many Disney fans, spending the night in Cinderella's Castle is the ultimate dream come true.
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