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• Appetites: Look inside the State Fair's roasted sweet corn operation
  Everybody loves a sweet ear of corn, especially when it's roasted at the fair.August 31, 2016
• Cannabis growers seek blue ribbons for their buds at Oregon's State Fair
  This year, Oregon's Legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the state fair.August 31, 2016
• Missing parts, broken and dislocated bones: What are they judging?
  For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. There are ribbons given out for everything from barrel racing to beeswax carving. Every day this week, All Things Considered is asking: "What's being judged?" With a few hints, can you figure it out?August 30, 2016
• This family has been selling you hot dogs at the fair for 70+ years
  If you're going to the State Fair, you'll probably eat at least one hot dog. One family has been making sure you get that hot dog for over 70 years.August 30, 2016
• 'Walking Out of History: Shackleton's Endurance Voyage
  British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton led the ill-fated Endurance Expedition to the South Pole in 1914.August 30, 2016
• Noise, movement and household items: What are they judging?
  For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. Every day this week, All Things Considered is asking: "What's being judged?" Here are some hints. Can you figure it out?August 29, 2016
• The 10,000th Syrian refugee is set to arrive in the U.S. this week
  This will fulfill a goal set by the Obama administration one years ago. A group of several hundred refugees will depart from Jordan in the next day, bound for California and Virginia.August 29, 2016
• Ancient Zen advice on how not to 'be a jerk'
  While author Brad Warner's approach to 13th-century Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen may be unorthodox, its freshness might be exactly what the doctor ordered, says Adam Frank.August 29, 2016
• National parks grappling with misbehaving tourists
  From Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains to the Grand Canyon of Arizona, major parks are dealing with illegal camping, vandalism, theft of resources, wildlife harassment and other visitor misbehavior.August 29, 2016
• Lost and found: 8-foot snake in McLeod County
  If you're the owner of an 8-foot-snake that was captured in Buffalo Creek Park near Glencoe, Minn., over the weekend, please call McLeod County authorities.August 29, 2016
• Why the fair's haunted house greeter returns year after year
  If you've ever walked by the bright pink building, you may have been heralded by its veteran promoter.August 26, 2016
• Twin Cities Paralympic swimmer aiming for more gold in Rio Games
  Mallory Weggemann won a gold medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games. She's set to compete in Rio in several events.August 26, 2016
• A happy ending for an Australian ultramarathoner and Chinese stray dog
  "This day is one of the best days of my life," Dion Leonard said after being reunited with his beloved dog, Gobi, ending a frantic search for the pup he met during an ultramarathon.August 26, 2016
• New at the fair: Recipe cards
  This year, the fair is giving away a half dozen collectible recipe cards that feature Blue Ribbon-winning foods. Several of the featured chefs talk about their experience.August 25, 2016
• Filipino fisherman reveals 75-pound pearl he kept hidden for a decade
  The fisherman's family says he found the pearl inside a giant clam near the island of Palawan and kept it under his bed. If confirmed, it would be far and away the largest natural pearl ever found.August 25, 2016

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