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Giraffe Disappointed After ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks Flounder

The U.S. Senate’s inability to arrive at a compromise to avert the so-called “Fiscal Cliff” has left one giraffe disappointed.

“Ted’s been moping around ever since the last update came in,” says Ellie Tambor, a source close to the situation. “He’ll check the news, then just gets disgusted. He’s not standing as tall as he used to, that’s for sure.”

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SCIENCE FACT: Giraffes Know the Weather Before Other Animals

According to scientists at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, AL, giraffes do in fact know about the weather before most other flightless creatures in the animal kingdom.  

“Owing to their extreme height, giraffes actually tend to get a slight heads up – if you’ll pardon my pun – about impending weather events,” said zoologist Wayne Hsieh.  "But we’re talking nanoseconds here.  It’s really negligible.“

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