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C AT PEOPLE MORE THAN 70 BIG CATS—INCLUDING LIONS, TIGERS, LEOPARDS, CHEETAHS, LYNXES, SERVALS AND OCELOTS—ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE IN-SYNC EXOTICS WILDLIFE RESCUE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN WYLIE.
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THREE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS CARLY PATTERSON (ATHENS 2004), NASTIA LIUKIN (BEIJING 2008), AND MADISON KOCIAN (RIO DE JANEIRO 2016) TRAINED AT THE WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY (WOGA), WHICH HAS GYMS IN FRISCO AND PLANO AND ARE OWNED BY LIUKIN’S CHAMPION GYMNAST PARENTS VALERI AND ANNA.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF IN-SYNC EXOTICS; MUSUEM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD
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3 M AKE THAT MONE Y ABOVE // THOSE EYES! CHARLEY, A COUGAR, WAS BORN MAY 6, 2004 AND RESCUED MAY 6, 2013 BY IN-SYNC EXOTICS IN WYLIE.
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AVE THESE FUN FACTS FOR YOUR NEXT TRIVIA GAME. We’ve taken a closer look at Collin County by the numbers and compiled some of the most interesting and lesser known nuggets of information to help you get to know the region you call home.
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MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN COLLIN COUNTY IS $96,913, HIGH ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF $62,843. CENSUS.GOV/QUICKFACTS
LO COMOTIVE LEG AC Y VISIT THE ANTIQUE LOCOMOTIVES AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD’S RAIL YARD, AND INSIDE THE FRISCO DISCOVERY CENTER, VIEW TRAINTOPIA, THE MODEL TRAIN EXHIBIT FEATURING MINIATURE TRAINS RUNNING G-SCALE TRAINS ON A 2,500-SQUARE-FOOT LAYOUT. HISTORICTRAINS.ORG dfwchild.com / july 2021
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