Keyword: kill3news https://freerepublic.com/tag/kill3news/ en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 17:32:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 Dozens of defective piggybanks wash ashore in Texas — and no one knows where they came from https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379841/posts A Texas beachcomber dredged up more than five dozen piggybanks that washed ashore from the Gulf of America but no one’s quite sure where they came from. Jace Tunnell, a marine biologist with the Harte Research Institute, discovered 60 brightly-colored piggy banks on several beaches in South Texas this year — including 14 in just one day. Tunnell told 12NewsNow that all of the discarded banks he’s collected, plus dozens found by other scavengers on the Bolivar Peninsula and South Padre Island, originate from South American or Caribbean countries. “Once these piggy banks have been used, you’ll notice there’s a... nypost https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379841/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2026 17:32:56 GMT