Quirky News / 24 November 2022
The bin chicken’s unusual new snack, French couples are très independent, and a colourful word of the year…
The humble bin chicken has a bad rap for dining on our rubbish, but they could also be eating our problems… Apparently, ibis’ have been seen tucking into cane toads – something they can do thanks to an ingenious “stress and wash” method to shake the toxins out of the toads. No wonder they’ve survived for thousands of years…
France is often portrayed as the most romantic place on Earth, but it seems that may not be the case… A new study has found that 10% of French couples choose to sleep in separate rooms, and more would like to do so. Maybe a good night of sleep helps them enjoy the ‘city of love’…
The National Dictionary Centre has announced the 2022 Word of the Year is ‘teal’. No, it’s not a reference to the beauty of our oceans, but the ‘teal wave’ of climate-focused, independent candidates who won several seats in the federal election. That’s some ‘colourful’ language you can use in front of your gran…
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