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Friday, January 18, 2013

Things we didn't know last week




Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.
1. Two per cent of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
More details (Scientific American)
2. It is possible to beam an image (the Mona Lisa, in this case) to the Moon using a high-powered laser.
More details (Huffington Post)
3. Russian soldiers don't wear socks.
More details (NPR)
4. Horse-eating is called Hippophagy.
More details
5. You can make beer out of Sugar Puffs.
More details (The Guardian)
6. Overbites didn't become standard until everyone started eating with a knife and fork.
7. Swiss cheese plants suffer from stress.
More details
8. Inflatable space capsules are as safe as metal ones.
More details (New Scientist)
9. Trees that are more than 100m tall cannot grow leaves.
More details (New Scientist)

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