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Fiftieth Birthday Secrets from Aardman Animations
Gromit was almost a cat. Shaun the Sheep was nearly given a voice. And Chicken Run helped change the Oscars forever. As Aardman Animations…
Circumcising Teenage Boys at Bush Camps
A tribal practice of circumcising teenage boys at bush camps in South Africa has led to 43 deaths this year. Last year, this number…
Why Are Some Japanese Coins Perforated?
Japan’s five-yen and fifty-yen coins are perforated or have holes in them and are unique legal tender recognized by their distinct central holes and…
An Elderly Man Without Dialysis for Nine Months
A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old US man with end-stage kidney disease off dialysis for nine months before he received a human donor kidney,…
What Are Anchovies and Where Are They Found?
Anchovies are small, oily, saltwater fish often marinated in salt and vegetable oil. While found globally, the largest commercial catches come from the Pacific…