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11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week
By Steve Mencher, October 1, 2014 04:51 PM
News, discoveries and ... fun
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1. Marmosets can learn useful behaviors, like unlocking a box of food, from watching videos of other marmosets. (Learn more at NY Times)
2. Colognes newly created to honor Che Guevara and Hugo Chávez are a "serious error," according to the Cuban government. (Learn more at BBC)
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3. Swedish scientists compete to hide the most Bob Dylan lyrics in their scholarly papers. (Learn more at Rolling Stone)
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4. At 20 percent, the share of never-married American adults has more than doubled since 1960. (Learn more at AARP)
![Not Married - Wedding Cake](https://aarp-content.brightspotcdn.com/5a/78/31ed21e87805f1b9efa7740a5267/wedding-cake-toppers-not-married.jpg)
5. People say their favorite snack food is fresh fruit, but they actually eat more chocolate. (Learn more at Nielsen)
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6. The population of wild animals has fallen by more than half since 1970, while the human population has nearly doubled. (Learn more at Discovery)
7. A robot can distinguish between inauthentic Thai food and the real thing. (Learn more at NY Times)
![Thai Food Vendor Floating Market](https://aarp-content.brightspotcdn.com/6c/30/2ced4e95e2a73f6a4994ee74663b/thai-food-istock-000014007558medium.jpg)
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8. Americans are more depressed than they've been in decades. (Learn more at San Diego State University)
![A depressed young woman](https://aarp-content.brightspotcdn.com/6a/f0/6f435bb1299968d56b2d930203c5/depression-flickr.jpg)
9. Singer Susan Boyle postponed her career because she was caring for her mother. (Learn more at AARP)
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10. TV ads supporting Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate run more often on The Big Bang Theory; Democrats prefer The Good Wife. (Learn more at Washington Post)
11. Caffeinated underwear doesn't help you lose weight. (Learn more at NPR)
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Bonus video: Aretha is back, singing the songs of other divas, including Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."
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Images — Marmoset watching video: Tina Gunhold; Havana street scene: Steve Mencher; Bob Dylan academic paper: AARP; Un-wedding cake: Pixabay/AARP; Girl eating apple: ktaylorg/iStock; Thai food: enviromantic/iStock; Depressed young woman: Flickr/darcyadelaide; Susan Boyle: photo by Ben Baker; Caffeinated underwear: catalog screenshot
Music – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra plays Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra – Blue Blazes by Sy Oliver, Creative Commons, courtesy of Smithsonian Remix project and Aretha Franklin sings Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"
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