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Reading While Eating for April 12: Funny Business

Thursday’s links, just like Anderson Cooper, can’t keep their giggles in check.

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Mother, Child Both Born on Leap Days

What are the chances? Two million to one, actually.

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Leap-Day Birthdays: Famous (and Infamous) Feb. 29 Births

Alas, a scan of celebrities born on Leap Day suggests potentially bad tidings.

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Reading While Eating for August 2: True or False

Tuesday’s links feature fake romance, fake friendships and an oddly real version of pinball.

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Happy 18th Birthday, Miley Cyrus

It’s official. The teen sensation is legally of age.

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Michigan Couple’s Children Celebrate Back-to-Back-to-Back Symmetrical Birthdays

Superstitious individuals took a gander at 2010 and shrieked when they saw what was lurking in October.

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Yosemite National Park: 120 Years in Pictures

On October 1, 1890, Congress paved the way one of America’s natural treasures.

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Happy 200th Birthday, Oktoberfest

The World’s Largest Folk Festival kicks off in Munich. Check out TIME.com’s photo gallery for views of the celebration.

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Quotes: Michael Bloomberg on Charlie Rangel’s 80th Birthday Party

“I know a few people couldn’t be here tonight because, as they tell it, either they had to get a haircut unexpectedly or they were sure that they’d have a headache. But Charlie, as you know, they were with you as long as they could be.” – MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Mayor of New York City, on [...]