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· Polar Bears Are Not Actually White — They're Transparent
An earlier version said, citing Wikipedia, that the hairs scatter ultraviolet light towards the skin in a way that helps keep the bear warm. That is not established, and the light measurements described in this article point the other way, so the claim has been removed.
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· Gallium Is a Metal That Melts in Your Hand
An earlier version said most gallium comes from refining zinc. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, most is recovered from processing bauxite, the ore of aluminium, and a smaller share from zinc ores.
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· The Shrimp Whose Punch Boils the Water
This article said the strike was filmed in 2004. It was filmed in spring 2003; the study was published in 2004.
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· Chile Has Marble Caves Carved Out by a Bright Blue Lake
An earlier version said the lake has been carving the caves for only about the last 6,200 years. That figure traced back to a travel website. Geologists date the carving to after the glaciers retreated, within the last 10,000 to 15,000 years, and the article now says so.
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· Sloths Are Secretly Excellent Swimmers
An earlier version said, as fact, that a sloth can hold its breath underwater for up to 40 minutes. We could not find any study that measured this, so the article now says the figure is widely repeated but unmeasured.