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'Jeep Ducking' Is a Thing. Here's How It Started

'Jeep Ducking' is a way for Jeep enthusiasts to spread joy

(Newser) - Duck vs. Jeep situations usually end badly for the duck. But the viral "Jeep Ducking" trend has turned that equation on its head. As the Wall Street Journal reports, "Jeep ducking" is a playful act with a somewhat literal name: It involves placing a rubber duck on another...

Yucky Ducky? Kids' Bath Toy Has a Dirty Secret
Rubber Ducky, You're
the (Really Gross) One
NEW STUDY

Rubber Ducky, You're the (Really Gross) One

New study finds that yellow hallmark of childhood is a bastion of bacteria

(Newser) - Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath toys are—as some parents have long suspected—a haven for nasty bugs, reports the AP . Swiss and American researchers counted microbes inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained "...

Rubber Duckies Tracking Glacier

Bathtub toys to reveal glacier's flow

(Newser) - A key experiment that may help unlock more secrets of global warming involves planting 90 rubber duckies into one of Greenland's fastest moving glaciers, Reuters reports. US scientists are hoping some of the ducks will be found as they emerge into Baffin Bay to help track rate and movement of...

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