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Bees actually have knees. The expression comes from the fact that bees store large buildups of pollen in hairy baskets on its knees.

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It is not just humans who are right or left-handed.Most female cats prefer using its right paw and males are more likely to be left-pawed.

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There is an island called "Just Enough Room", where there is just enough room for a tree and a house.

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The male Gentoo and Adelie penguins "propose" to females by giving them a pebble.

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Sloths will mistakenly grab their arms instead of the branches of a tree,which can lead to fatal falls.

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Seahorses are monogamous lifemates and travel in paris,holding each other's tails.

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The total weight of all the ants on Earth is greater than the total weight of all the humans on Earth planet.

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More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year from using equipment meant for right-handed people.

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There is a great concern among human resources practitioners and relevant stakeholders on skill mismatch,skills shortages and on-the-job mismatch that arises when skill distribution differs between the employee and those who get hired.

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Ignorance of lack of knowledge, especially among the younger generation, makes people susceptible to the beliefs and views of others or certain parties, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Most plants, whether in the wild or lab settings, have been found to communicate underground. They extend roots towards each other to share warning of threats, assess soil conditions, and provide support for growth.

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Friends teasing you about having 'goldfish memory" might not be as unkind as it seems. Goldfish posses conditional memory learning,lasting for months,akin to how dogs remember and respond to returning home without a sense of time passing.

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The Great Wall's mortar included sticky rice,making it the world's first composite mortar,ensuring resilience against eathquakes and the passage of time in the Ming Dynasty's structures.

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Research reveals the average desktop contains 20,961 germs per square inch,with 3,295 on the keyboard, 1,676 on a mouse and 25,127 on the phone.Working from home may not be a bad idea after all.

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Dogs do not see in black and white, as commonly believed.They perceive shades of yellow and green due to having two colour receptors,unlike humans who have three.

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Tiger shark embryos,with only two out of up to 12 surviving,exhibit intrauterine cannibalism for a larger size and safety.Paternal DNA may play a role,as pregnant sharks may carry embryos with two or three different fathers and males may attack…

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Frightening plots in horror movies can impact our blood,increasing the clotting protein factor Viii,according to a 2015 study in The BMJ.

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The stolen Jules Rimet Trophy,representing a FIFA World Cup victory,was found under a hedge by a collie named Pickles.

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The Alston's singing mouse from Central America engages in sing-song conversations, using around 100 audible notes to communicate, offering insight into human communicative difficulties.

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Give it a try - flip your reading device upside down or write the word yourself.Using all uppercase letters,you will notice that the word looks the same whether it is right-side up or upside down.

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Cats employ manipulative tactics like urgent "solicitation purring" for attention and food,especially in single-person households. Watch closely at how your cat manipulate you with their behaviour.

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Dogs align themselves along the North-South axis under calm magnetic conditions when relieving themselves, suggesting a behavioural response to magnetic field fluctuations in mammals.

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There is a top-secret Starbucks for CIA agents, listed as Store Number One, with baristas undergoing extensive interviews and background checks.

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A scientific study attaching SMS text-based tracking devices to eagles went bankrupt when one bird flew to Iran, accumulating a hefty phone bill.

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The kangaroo mouse, despite living in the Neveda desert,never drinks water,obtaining hydration from the seeds it eats.

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To discover a two-way mirror,place your fingertip or nail against it - if the reflection directly touches it, it is a two way mirror.

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Graphite can be transformed into diamond by applying high temperature and pressure because they are both forms of carbon.

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YouTube,founded on Valentine's Day in 2005,initially started as a dating app where singles could upload video profiles.

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Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso.

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Unlike most snakes,anacondas give birth to live babis instead of laying eggs,delivering up to 40 at a time.

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Chicken eggshells are used to grow new human bones, as they contain calcium carbonate similar to human bones.

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Some zebras, like the polka-dotted baby zebra named Tira in Kenya, are born with spots due to a genetic mutations called pseudomelanism.

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High-heeled shoes were initially made for men in the 10th century - women adopted them in the 18th century.

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a real website devoted to "zombie preparedness".

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There is a village in southern Norway named "Hell", which freezes over every winter.

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Cows have regional accents, influenced by their immediate peer group, creating identifiable dialectical variations.

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Actor James Franco once sold his "invisible" sculpture for US$10,000 (RM46,845),billed as an "endless tank if oxygen".

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The evolving online marketplace has become a magnet for fraudsters involved in jewelry scams, with the latest available figures from the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime investigation Department.

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