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  Why Building A Bat House Might Be The Mosquito Solution Of Your Dreams

  housedigest.com - Libby Thompson

  Bats are often praised for eating up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour, making them welcome guests in many backyards. More research is needed to determine …

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  Incredible footage shows Dubai's artificial rain

  UNILAD Tech - Kerri-Ann Roper

  Whether you've been there for a holiday, stopped for a flight layover, or never stepped foot in Dubai, there's a good chance that you know about its …

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  Plants Really Do 'Scream'. We've Simply Never Heard It Until Now.

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or I might …

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  Dogs can recognize a liar and there’s science to prove it

  upworthy.com - Upworthy Staff

  Lesson: Don't lie to your dog. Dogs can smell fear, but can they sniff out the truth? Your dog might actually be smarter than you're giving it credit …

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  Why Do We Say, 'Close, But No Cigar' and Other Weird Sayings?

  

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  The world is full of weird sayings and phrases. But why do we say them and where do they come from? Learn the origin and meaning behind phrases like "close, but no cigar," why we say "bless you" when people sneeze, and phrases grandma used to swear in her day.

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  The “hero’s journey” isn’t as universal as you think

  bigthink.com - Tim Brinkhof

  In J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins’ quiet, uneventful life is upended by the sudden arrival of the wizard Gandalf, who asks him …