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Why are the largest modern land animals so small compared with prehistoric ones? Some dinosaurs weighed up to 80 tonnes.

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Darmstadt, Germany

Why does runny honey stop dripping when there is still plenty left on the spoon?

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Selkirk, Scottish Borders, UK

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