In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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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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Some farmers in Kenya are using elephants' natural fear of bees and building "beehive fences" that keep wild elephants from trampling the crops. It keeps the farms safe, and prevents farmers from having to kill elephants to defend their livelihood!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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