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Featuring a hands-on museum and the outdoor Truassic Park for all ages, complete with a 200 foot long zip-line! Learn the science behind Intelligent Design.

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For all of our visitors: please be aware that Cleveland-Massillon Rd. between Minor and Stimson Rd. in Copley Township will be CLOSED until further notice! Detour signs will be posted, but you may want to allow a... https://t.co/2ZgKF1mjSS

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Fun Fact Friday! Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rolls on its side like a barrel, while Venus is the only planet that spins in the opposite direction to Earth.

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Warmer temperatures and sunshine are finally here! That means summer season and summer camps are just around the corner. This summer, choose your learning experience! Our summer camp themes include STEAM, CSI camp,... https://t.co/e1t2gytqfs

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As the sun finally peeks through the clouds after a long winter, we're starting to get excited for summer. Especially summer camps! This summer, Akron Fossils & Science Center is offering SIX camp themes from which... https://t.co/5mSUJOSn7u

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Reminder: Simply classes are on SPRING BREAK for the week of March 25th-31st. There are NO CLASSES this week. Have a great break, everyone, we'll see you in April!

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Fun Fact Friday! Because some of our bones fuse together as we grow, babies have around 100 more bones than adults!

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Our animal room is getting an adorable new resident this Friday! Any guesses what our new friend will be???

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Fun Fact Friday! Bats are the only mammals who have the ability to fly!

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Fun Fact Friday! Ever wonder why eggs come in different shapes? Scientists think it might have something to do with the bird's flying ability. The best flyers lay longer, pointier eggs while the others lay shorter, rounder eggs!

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Summer season feels far away, but we know its only a matter of time before it heats up, camps begin, and the zip-line is running! What are some summer activities that you daydream about during these cold winter days?

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Fun Fact Friday! Did you know that bananas are slightly radioactive?? Bananas contain potassium and since potassium decays, it makes them slightly radioactive. But there's no need to worry--you would need to eat 10,000,000 bananas at once to do any damage!

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Fun Fact Friday! Nature often holds surprising heath benefits--The bark of the willow tree was the first source of aspirin, the well-known medication used to reduce pain and fever.

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Fun Fact Friday! Most of us know that dogs have an incredible sense of smell, but why? Its actually because dogs have two different air passages! One for breathing and another for smelling. This allows them to store scents in their nose even while they are exhaling!

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We caught one of our Madagascar hissing cockroaches in the middle of the molting process today! Because their outer shells are hard, they must break out of them in order to grow. After molting, the young... https://t.co/nXDId9ehpt

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Fun Fact Friday! The human brain is believed to be able to process around 70,000 thoughts a day!

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REMINDER: Simply classes spring semester begins in ONE week, Tuesday, January 15th!

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We talk a lot about soil, sediment, and dirt here at Akron Fossils and Science Center, but what exactly IS dirt? https://t.co/EfQCJGx5GK

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Fun Fact Friday! When you cry, your tears actually contain a hormone called that's a natural pain killer called leucine enkephalin. This hormone is released when the body senses stress!

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The 2018 Matching Grant Challenge has officially ended! Thank you to everyone who has participated in this challenge and contributed to helping us provide another year of hands-on science and learning to the... https://t.co/8WDNzC018e

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Happy 2019! We are OPEN again this Saturday, from 10-5!