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20 September 2011

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16 September 2011

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15 September 2011

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12 September 2011

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11 September 2011

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10 September 2011

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9 September 2011

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8 September 2011

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7 September 2011

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6 September 2011

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5 September 2011

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  • ... that the species name of the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (pictured) means "bloodstained"?
  • ... that the upcoming game Borderlands 2 allows players to throw their empty guns at enemies to injure them?
  • ... that the pollen of Texas wild rice becomes non-functional within one hour after it is released?
  • ... that before founding the humanitarian fashion label OmniPeace, Mary Fanaro considered selling chocolate to help end poverty in Africa?
  • ... that members of a club earn a special platinum prize for visiting 394 places in the US?
  • ... that it takes more muscles to smile than it does to frown?


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3 September 2011

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  • ... that Charles Sylvester described toilets in 1819 at the new Derby Infirmary that cleaned themselves and exchanged foul air every time they were used (see diagram)?
  • ...that QRpedia lets museum visitors quickly see Wikipedia articles about exhibits, on their mobile phones, in their own language?
  • ... that among those killed in the 1740 Batavia massacre were 500 prisoners and hospital patients?
  • ... that the 1924 Australian silent film Fisher's Ghost was not shown in Sydney because it was deemed "too gruesome"?
  • ... that Banksia plagiocarpa was undescribed for 112 years after it was first collected?
  • ... that Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer's young lions almost caught General Edmund Allenby's pet stork?


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