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Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.
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Friday
The deceptively adorable fangblenny is only 2 inches long and lives in places like Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Anthony Romilio/University of Queensland hide caption
The zeal with which Bubba pursues a purple ball has won the tortoise fans. Paul Milham's video of the reptile has been seen tens of millions of times. Paul Milham/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Thursday
A Tasmanian tiger in captivity, circa 1930. It is believed that the last wild thylacine was shot in 1930 and the last captive one died in 1936. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Back From The Dead? Reported Sightings Fuel Hope For Return Of Tasmanian Tigers
PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan (left) holds red envelopes under his arm backstage while using his cellphone during the Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in February. Matt Sayles/Matt Sayles/Invision/AP hide caption
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says his city filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its move to pull federal funds over immigration law enforcement. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Wednesday
For next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, NBC will broadcast the action live to American TV audiences from the Gangneung Curling Centre and other venues. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Local officials are promising a legal fight in the face of a block on grants from the Justice Department over immigration enforcement. Here, protesters pray outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New York City this month. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Large German bank KfW says it quickly recovered money it had mistakenly sent to four other banks. Here, one of its Berlin offices is seen in a 2015 photo. ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Charlie and Lois O'Brien pose for a portrait inside their home in Green Valley, Ariz., on March 8. The couple spent six decades collecting more than a million insects. Deanna Dent/ASU Now hide caption
Wednesday
Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, seen here last June, was paid millions of dollars to advance a pro-Russian agenda, the AP reports. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former Trump Campaign Head Manafort Was Paid Millions By A Putin Ally, AP Says
Tuesday
A kea parrot picks at the antenna of a vehicle in New Zealand. Ullstein Bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images hide caption
The female green sea turtle nicknamed "Piggy Bank" swims in a pool earlier this month at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Thailand's Chonburi province. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption
Martin McGuinness, seen here arriving at 10 Downing Street in central London last October for meetings in his role as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, has died at age 66. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Chuck Berry in 1958, posing with his Gibson hollow-body electric guitar. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption