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A Taco Bell employee in Florida was brought to tears when he was given a massive tip this week.  Joe DeCicco, 70, has been working at a Taco Bell in South Daytona, Fla., for the last 20 years, according to local TV station WESH 2. On Friday, DeCicco -- known in the drive-thru as "Taco Bell Joe" -- received a $6,095 check from a local group.

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Manori Ravindran International EditorFor the first time in its 63-year history, BBC Studios’ renowned Natural History Unit is setting up shop outside the U.K. In 2021, the NHU will launch a permanent satellite office in Los Angeles.The NHU is behind some of the world’s most iconic natural history programs, including “Blue Planet II” and “Planet Earth II,” which have been watched by more than a billion people globally.

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TV giant All3Media has acquired natural history specialists Silverback Films. The production company, founded in 2021 by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, was behind the recent documentary David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, which had a worldwide theatrical release at the end of September, becoming the widest-ever documentary release in British cinema history, before launching globally on Netflix.

Manori Ravindran International EditorProduction and distribution powerhouse All3Media has acquired leading natural history producer Silverback Films.Founded in 2012 by Alastair Fothergill (pictured, left) and Keith Scholey (right), Silverback Films is the U.K.’s top natural history producer outside of the BBC Natural History Unit, and creates wildlife content for film and TV.

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