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Scientists discovered a surprisingly rich and densely populated ecosystem on the peaks of extinct underwater volcanoes in the Arctic deep sea.

Sprawling sponge gardens found deep beneath the Arctic sea ice

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Deep beneath the ice covering the central Arctic Ocean, an unlikely community thrives off of ancient relics. Underwater cameras revealed expansive sponge gardens clustered over extinct underwater volcanoes, called seamounts, along the ocean floor. In order to survive, these largely 300-year-old sponge communities feed off of the fossilized remains of now-extinct

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Yoko Ono Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of artist, musician and activist Yoko Ono. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Ono Yōko (in Japanese) Father: Yeisuke Ono, bank executive (also spelled Eisuke) Mother: Isoko (Yasuda) Ono Marriages: John Lennon (March 20, 1969-December 8, 1980, his death); Anthony

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Nightclub Fires Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at nightclub fires worldwide including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that killed 100 people and injured 200. A list of nightclub fires worldwide This list includes nightclub fires with victims of 50 or more (the list is not exhaustive). April 23, 1940

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