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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 Discover 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. Read full article

 

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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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6 Sturdy Facts About Camels​ These six facts about camels will give you a deeper understanding of their astonishing biology, importance in world history, and surprising evolutionary roots. [td] [td width="100%"] Read More ​

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