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What's rude about an avocado, and why you can't get manure away from your hands.
Pottermore just released three unpublished illustrations by J.K. Rowling.
The gem reportedly sat under the lucky man's bed for more than a decade.
Proxima b might be able to support life.
The government is giving its 18-year-olds a good reason to enjoy the country's culture.
The abandoned village was meant to be Italy’s Las Vegas.
This may be even cuter than a cat cafe.
A company called Lovefone is opening smartphone repair shops in UK phone booths.
One eagle-eyed player noticed this hidden code.
Queen Elizabeth II is one of Britain's most popular rulers ever - but she almost wasn't Queen at all.
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Dust off your favourite films and novels to contribute to this growing index.
Learn how the UK's most prolific bakery came to outnumber McDonalds, and the identity of an unlikely celebrity fan.
A cross-country skiier from the 1960s whose achievements still haven't been beaten.
After a 30 year dry spell, maths has found a new tiling polygon - but who did it best?
How Pokemon can teach you Latin, Japanese onomatopoeia, and the names of historical figures.
The meteor shower that appears like clockwork could also call time on humanity.
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