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This dog may have been watching the National Geographic channel a lot where he picked up his skills to catch fish like wild bears do.

If you think those plastic keys in hotels all goes to dump sites, think again. In Manhattan in New York, Holiday Inn made a hotel made from plastic key cards. This hotel, named Key Card Hotel, opened for business on September 19th to September 21st and was built by Bryan Berg, the world record-holding 'card-stacker'.

This 400 sq ft, two-ton construction includes a guest bedroom, bathroom and lobby, all fully equipped with life-sized furniture.

Kevin Kowalski, senior vice president of global brand management at Holiday Inn, said: ‘The Key Card Hotel is a fun and interactive way to showcase the changes happening at our hotels and is the only structure of its kind to ever be created by a hotel brand.’

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Lin Tianzhuan of Shuimen, China, is dubbed the human coral reef. This is because of shell-like growths in his entire body - mostly in his hands and feet. These growths is similar to Dede's, "the Tree Man".

Luckily, doctors in Fuzhou Dermatosis Prevention Hospital were able to cure Lin's condition and he is now going into full recovery.

Before being treated, Lin became a hermit, hiding at the family home. His friends and neighbors are all scared of him and would avoid and stay away from him because of his condition.

"It started with a few hard bumps so I tried to apply antibiotics and creams but it didn't get better," he explained.

"Instead it just got worse. They grew and grew and soon they were all over my arms and legs, my back and even my head. Ii was as if I was turning to stone and it was terrifying," he added.

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If you're an avid fan of cycling but often get tired of doing so, then you need Joules, the bicycling robot. Joules sits on the back of a tandem bicycle and does the pedaling for both of you. How cool is that.