Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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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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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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