10 things we didn't know last week

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  • 14 August 2015
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1. Drones make black bears nervous.
2. Most Facebook users use "haha" to express laughter, while only 1.9% use "lol".
3. There is a Ned Flanders-themed heavy metal band.
4. Real Paleolithic people, contrary to some of the followers of the fashionable modern diet named after them, appear to have eaten plenty of carbohydrates.
5. US presidential contender Bernie Sanders has an 80-year-old brother, Larry, who stood for the Green party in Oxford West and Abingdon at the 2015 UK general election.
6. Reindeer migration is a major live television event in Norway.
7. Labelling an idea a "conspiracy theory" doesn't make people any less likely to believe it.
8. Zebras' stripes don't make it any harder for predators to catch them, but may help them keep cool.
9. People tend to underestimate how many creative ideas they can come up with if they keep trying.
10. The Pacific striped octopus gently taps its prey on the shoulder before attacking.
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