Thursday, February 9 - Hope amid the rubble in Turkey; Japan’s wearable beanbag; the very busy woodpecker; and LeBron is the GOAT.

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LINKS

Woody Woodpecker theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnpZpAPaLew

Wearable Japanese beanbag: https://www.wionews.com/world/chilling-the-japanese-way-this-wearable-beanbag-lets-you-unwind-anywhere-watch-559716

Pest controller finds 300kg of acorns in wall cavity: Video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/07/acorns-woodpeckers-california-house/

LeBron James breaks all-time NBA point-scoring record: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-08/lebron-james-breaks-all-time-nba-point-scoring-record/101947200

Dig Deeper: 

Woodpecker in action: VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVG27nbKoBM

Squirrel stores 1000 walnuts under the bonnet of a truck: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/30/squirrel-truck-fargo-bill-fischer/

The ways animals prepare for winter: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/animals-prepare-for-winter

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