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I had never seen one of the grazing animals come up so close to the walkways before this. Certainly seemed interested in my french fries!

* Friendly reminder not to feed the animals at ANY zoo or amusement park!

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Manufactured by Republic Aviation, the F-105D Thunderchief was a supersonic fighter & bomber jet that could carry nuclear weapons and heavy bomb loads. This one at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Boeing Aviation Hangar has been restored to its Vietnam-era camouflage and was given to the Smithsonian Institution in 1981.

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The Grand Caravan Carousel

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💙🦖 Hi Blue!

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Fluorite - CaF2; From the Spar Mountain Mine in Rock, Illinois.

Pure Fluorite is actually clear, and it is impurities within the mineral makeup of the crystals that causes the colors. Most common colors are yellow, green, blue, and purple, whereas more rare or less common colors are red, brown, black, and white.

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Martin Blank glass sculpture, located at Imagine Museum, St. Pete, Florida.

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I saw this towards the end of the night - after plenty of blood bags - and I don't remember why, but this Slenderman statue had me giggling for the rest of my visit.