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Even renowned scientists can take some time off of their work to have some fun.
A group of priests and Roman residents started a massive snowball fight outside the Vatican as they were enchanted by Monday's snowfall.
She bragged all day long that she got to go outside and make a snow angel, after a caring staff hauled her wheelchair out into the cold.
Despite all the warnings, Shirley took her 2 kids and headed to the bus stop during the brutal blizzard of 1978. When a man started honking his horn at them, she thought the worst and told her kids to run.
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Don't worry – the village was reportedly left unharmed by the surreal winter event.
"It could have been a tragic outcome had Adam and Eva not woken us," said Susan Chester.
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While these adventurers usually advise against dealing with large mammals, this 1,000-pound moose was in distress and needed a few snow angels.
These kids only just migrated from a Sudanese refugee camp to Canada earlier this week – and they were delighted to be welcomed by their first snowfall.
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