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African Giant Pouched Rats are nocturnal foragers. When they find food, they store it in their large cheek pouches and then deposit it in a cache in their burrows. Their cheeks have small flaps to keep collected food from going down their throats during the transport process.​
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
By Bennett Kleinman
There may as well be an entire section dedicated to ostriches in the book of Guinness World Records. They’re the world’s tallest and heaviest bird, and they have the largest eyes of any land animal. In fact, a single ostrich eye is so big that it’s larger than their whole brain.

The average ostrich eye measures roughly 2 inches across and is about the size of a billiard ball, with both eyes comprising around 5% of an ostrich’s total body weight. But the bird’s brain is a bit tinier; while it measures around 2.33 inches long, it’s only 1.66 inches wide and makes up a mere 0.015% of the bird’s overall weight. And an ostrich’s giant eyeballs aren’t just for show, as they provide the bird with excellent vision that allows it to see up to 2.2 miles away in daylight.
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The Boston Tea Party wasn't about high taxes: The real story behind it

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Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4? Did Paul Revere actually shout, "The British are coming"? Was the Wild West truly a lawless frontier where everyone carried a gun? We all grew up learning about American history, but certain details have been greatly distorted and exaggerated over time. From George Washington’s "wooden teeth" to the truth about executions during the Salem witch trials, these are 10 famous moments in American history that aren’t quite what we were taught.

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The most valuable U.S. bill is the ‘Grand Watermelon’ $1,000 Treasury Note.​

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Money might seem like an odd collector’s item, given that we tend to think of a $100 bill as being worth, well, $100. But several discontinued banknotes are worth far more than face value. That’s especially true of the 1890 $1,000 Treasury Note nicknamed the “Grand Watermelon,” whose current valuation would shock you.
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Only a handful of people know how to make the world’s rarest pasta.​

When debating the best pasta shape, a few classic heavyweights are bound to be in the mix: spaghetti, penne, rigatoni, tortellini, and, of course, gnocchi. All of these can easily be made by millions of people worldwide. This distinguishes those types from su filindeu, the world’s rarest pasta, which at one point only three people knew how to cook — all of whom belonged to the same family.
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5 of the Most Famous Planes To Ever Take the Skies​

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Since the Wright brothers took the first and most famous powered flight in 1903, aviation has developed at breakneck speed, taking us across the sound barrier and even beyond our own atmosphere. Here are five famous planes that have shaped the history of aviation and, in so doing, the history of human progress itself.
 
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Hog-Nosed Bats, also known as Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bats or Bumblebee Bats, are widely considered the smallest mammals in the world. They weigh just 0.05 ounces and have a body length of about 1 inch.​
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Most cats are lactose intolerant.
By Michael Nordine
Though cartoon depictions of cats happily drinking it from a saucer suggest otherwise, milk isn’t actually good for cats. In fact, most cats are lactose intolerant, a condition that develops after kittens stop nursing, sometime between 6 and 12 weeks of age. Although kittens produce lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose, their bodies stop producing it once they’ve been weaned — which helps explain both why they’re still drawn to milk and why it’s no longer good for them.

Most cats can drink a small amount of milk without experiencing gastrointestinal distress, but it provides no nutritional benefits to adult felines. And while there are some lactose-free alternatives made for cats, they’re intended as occasional treats (rather than a staple of their diets. Water, though perhaps less exciting, is all your kitty needs to stay hydrated.
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Only one continent in the world does not have an active volcano.​

Although 75% of volcanoes are found in the Ring of Fire — a tectonic belt stretching 25,000 miles from Asia up to Alaska and down South America — every continent on the planet is home to volcanoes, whether they were created through continental rifts (as in the Ring of Fire) or magma hot spots (like Hawaii’s volcanoes). However, no active volcanoes can currently be found on the mainland of the Land Down Under — and there’s a specific reason.
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America had a city of sin before Las Vegas.​

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Long before Las Vegas became synonymous with vice, an unlikely resort town was well known for its indulgent pursuits. Illegal gambling began taking place there in the late 19th century, and it especially thrived in the 1920s and ’30s, when Prohibition added bootleg liquor to the mix. The town’s reputation attracted some of America’s most infamous gangsters, including Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. So where was it?
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5 Photos of American Cities Before Cars​

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Think of your favorite city in the U.S. and what it looks like today. Now imagine seeing it before cars, traffic lights, parking garages, gas stations, and paved six-lane roads.
 
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