This week I learned your dog may be smarter than your kid, and more
Fun and interesting facts from around the web
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- Dogs ignore bad advice that humans follow (ScienceBlog)
- Acne sufferers' cells may be protected against aging (MedicalXpress)
- Happy you, healthy me? (ScienceBlog)
- I just found out that canned pumpkin isn't pumpkin at all, and my whole life is basically a lie (Food & Wine)
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