Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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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 a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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