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    Digging Up Alabama History: Shark Teeth, Sea Monsters & Whale Brains
    Baillee Majors
    Meet Jun Ebersole, the man who proves Alabama is actually the "Shark Tooth Capital of the Cosmos." As the Director of Collections at the McWane Science Center, Jun spends his days elbow-deep in everything from 37-million-year-old "sea monsters" to... well, 100 pounds of whale brain. In this episode of Quick-Fire Quips, his passion for Alabama's "paleo-biodiversity" is infectious. Catch the full conversation to find out why your backyard might be a scientific goldmine!
  • FILE - A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" are displayed at the Academy Museum on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. A dying thief who confessed to stealing the slippers because he wanted to pull off “one last score,” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday, Jan 29, 2024. The thief, Terry Jon Martin, said he had planned to remove what he thought were real rubies from the shoes and sell them. Once he learned the shoes were adorned only with sequins and glass beads, he got rid of them. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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    Birmingham’s McWane Science Center to feature Wizard of Oz screening
    Pat Duggins
    Visitors to the McWane Science Center in Birmingham may be in for a trip down the Yellow Brick Road this weekend. The center’s IMAX theater will be hosting a Saturday screening of the 1939 movie classic The Wizard of Oz with the new movie musical Wicked to begin showings next week.