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Animals of Curaçao Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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You observe the Curaçao white-tailed deer, tropical seabirds including the burrowing owl, and colorful fish species in the surrounding Caribbean waters. You find that residents commonly keep dogs, cats, and sometimes iguanas as pets in this island community. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You discover San Marino's ceramics and pottery traditions, handcrafted by artisans in hilltop workshops that have operated for generations. You also enjoy Necciolata, the hazelnut and wafer confection unique to this microstate, representing centuries of independent culinary heritage.
Commemorates the discovery of DNA's double helix (1953) and the completion of the Human Genome Project (2003). In biology classrooms across the country, students extract DNA from strawberries using dish soap and rubbing alcohol. The strawberry experiment is the most reliable demonstration in science education because it always works and it looks like snot, which means teenagers pay attention.