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FACTS OF THE DAY

January 18th 2018

German scientists have discovered that chameleons fluoresce under UV light.

newatlas.com

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A woman whose father took her sick cat to the vet later found it for sale on Facebook for £50.

telegraph.co.uk

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Japanese authorities are searching for two portions of fugu fish which were accidentally sold by a supermarket without removing their lethal livers.

bbc.co.uk

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When Pepsi first reached the Soviet Union in 1959, the Russians thought it smelled like shoe wax.

atlasobscura.com

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Coca-Cola sponsored the 1936 Berlin Olympics and banners sporting the company’s logo flew alongside the swastika.

atlasobscura.com

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When astronaut Sally Ride first went into space in 1983, NASA engineers asked her whether 100 tampons would be enough to last her a week.

popsci.com


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