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The Queen's Microphones In a new documentary, "Our Queen," Queen Elizabeth reveals a sneaky side. The queen admitted to hiding microphones in places such as flower bouquets before events. She usually gives a quick speech to world leaders and apparently doesn't want a microphone to get in the way of the elaborate table settings.

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Northern Lights This beautiful video was taken over the skies of Alaska. It is the result of a geomagnetic storm, electrically charged particles slamming into Earth's atmosphere.