Did flight MH370 land and take off again?
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The missing MH370 flight may have secretly landed and taken off again during a mystery one-hour gap, according to an author. “Had the plane made a single turn or flown around in circles, or perhaps even landed somewhere and then taken off again?” asks Jeff Wise. Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014.
Someone else’s faeces can help your sport
Swallowing someone else’s faeces might enhance your athletic performance. According to biochemist Dr Gill Hart, faecal microbiota transplants, can help because “different sportspeople can have different gut microbiology, and faecal transplants have been trialled to help them to improve performance”. Dr Hart adds: “I think it will become more common.”
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