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Why Do Leaves Change Color in Autumn and What Triggers It
Every autumn the same question comes up on walks, in classrooms and in search bars: why do leaves change color, and why do some...
You buy a 2 kg bag of onions because it is cheaper, and three weeks later the bottom half has gone soft, sprouted green shoots or grown a grey fuzz that smells terrible.
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Every autumn the same question comes up on walks, in classrooms and in search bars: why do leaves change color, and why do some...
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Every November, around 46 million turkeys end up on American tables in a single day, and almost nobody at those tables can say...
Lifestyle
You wrap a scarf round your neck on the way out, and by the bus stop it has slipped loose, one end is dragging and the cold is...
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The heating is on, the boiler is working, yet one radiator is warm at the bottom and stone cold at the top.
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You open the bedroom curtains on a cold morning and the glass is streaming, the sill is wet and there is a grey line of mould...
Food
You open the bag for a batch of cookies and find a brick instead of soft, sandy sugar.
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