10 things we didn't know last week

Another collection  of off the wall facts from this weeks news. Looking at some of them I can't help but feel that they range from weird science to stupid science! Take the first one!!!!!!!!
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1. An egg can be unboiled.
Sorry but isn't this just pointless? Why would you want to unboil an egg? What can be gained from that piece of wizardry?--------------------------------

2. Dutch babies smile, laugh and enjoy cuddling more than their US counterparts.

Really?

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3. There are four different ways to pronounce diplodocus, and the way children say it is probably more technically correct than the academics' preferred method.

Again a load of the proverbial. I saw a recording of children being taught spelling. Specifically silent letters and how they can create confusion. The teacher said that the silent letter in Wednesday was 'd' - never in a million years. It depends on where and when you were raised. The silent letter was always the 'e' where I come from. We always pronounced the 'd'.

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4. Toilet paper is getting smaller.

Shit!!


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5. TV crime dramas are good for the brain.


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6. The athletic performance of early risers peaks at noon.


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7. Manot Cave in Israel is the most likely contender for the location where humans and Neanderthals first had sex.

I couldn't have managed another day without knowing that.


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8. Malawi's national football team was briefly coached by a 17-year-old from Colchester.


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9. Baby chickens associate low and high numbers with left and right, respectively.

I didn't write the original version - as I remember a chicken is a baby hen!
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10. In 2004, 24% of households in China owned a fridge. Ten years later this had shot up to 88%.


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