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Bats waggle their head and ears just like dogs

A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the side, just like his pet dog. Using high-tech recording devices, Melville Wohlgemuth determined that the head waggles sync with the animal’s sonar to help it hunt. Sep 9, 2016

Nelson Mandela: First ever TV interview with anti-apartheid leader discovered

This is believed to be South Africas late anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandelas first ever television appearance. The footage is believed to have dated from 1956. The Nelson Mandela Foundation, an NGO dedicated to Mandelas memory, said in a statement that the 24-second interview was probably taken in 1956 during the Treason Trial, which ended in 1961 with the acquittal of Mandela and dozens of others on charges of treason. Mandela, who died in 2013 aged 95, became South Africas first black president in 1994. He won the Noble Peace Prize in 1993 for his efforts to promote racial reconciliation in his racially-scarred nation. Sep 2, 2016

JK Rowling vs Jeremy Corbyn: Harry Potter author in war of words with Labour leader supporters

JK Rowling tweeted that she is against a re-election for Jeremy Corbyn saying that this isnt bloody funny. Rowling is adverse to the labour party being run by Corbyn as is calling for a leader who will actually do stuff. But she has been battling the comments on her twitter profile, as Corbynites stand up for the Labour leader, saying she doesnt understand the plight of the poor. Rowling, who has once had to seek state welfare, has responded by saying that she has had to go hungry to feed her child, and that Labour helped her. Sep 1, 2016
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