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  1. Missed the premiere of "American Colony: Meet the Hutterites" on Tuesday? Check out our encore showing tonight at 10 e/p
  2. Dan visits gym to find out if injuries could have come from a gymnastics accident: on.natgeo.com/JNiCyz Great American Manhunt 7 e/p
  3. Sunscreen in the Sky? Reflective Particles May Combat Warming on.natgeo.com/L0hHd3
  4. Dr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed: ow.ly/b3yXY
  5. @pnkhrts part of the eagle ray family, similar looking to a manta ray
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  8. Did you enjoy last night's episode of #LockedUpAbroad? What did you find most interesting?
  9. Suffering from potential terminal cancer, Ruthie risks safety to sneak out of country: on.natgeo.com/KIso1I #LockedUpAbroad 10 e/p
  10. A record-breaking school of mobular rays has arrived off the coast of Baja: ow.ly/aMDQ6 #UntamedAmericas
  11. Dr. Robert Ballard explores the haunting wreckage of the Titanic strewn over 1,000 acres of seabed: ow.ly/b3yXY
  12. Meet Ruthie Lambert a desperate mother & resourceful woman: on.natgeo.com/KIs82J All-new #LockedUpAbroad 10 e/p
  13. Space Pictures This Week: Solar Eclipse, Dusty "Doughnut": on.natgeo.com/JLoPep
  14. According to this guy, drug smuggling is a piece of cake: on.natgeo.com/JLoWqi #LockedUpAbroad 10 e/p
  15. . @npr sat down with @dwightworker to discuss his escape from a Mexican prison: ow.ly/bfjlc #LockedUpAbroad
  16. #UntamedAmericas Interactive Map - Explore the Wildlife of Our Mountains, Coasts, Deserts & Forests on.natgeo.com/MWe60p
  17. Did you see the tense final moments of last week's #GeoBee? on.natgeo.com/JLoFne
  18. Follow @AmishNCity 9-10 ET tonight as he live-tweets and takes your questions. #AmishOutofOrder