Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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A group of officers is called a mess.
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If you fake a laugh long enough, you'll actually start to laugh really hard.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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