This week I learned the immune systems of married couples are oddly similar, and more
Fun and interesting facts from around the web
Living with your partner makes your bodies more similar — right down to the cells in them (Quartz)
Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050 (Brien Holden Vision Institute)
Horses can recognize human emotion, new study shows (The Guardian)
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