Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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