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My mum always beats me at Monopoly and insists on doing an embarrassing ‘victory twerk’. How can I win? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

My mum always beats me at Monopoly and insists on doing an embarrassing ‘victory twerk’. How can I win?

Why do people become aggressive when driving? © Getty Images

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Why do people become aggressive when driving?

Should I squeeze my teabags? © Getty Images

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Should I squeeze my teabags?

If you ate your Christmas chocs too quickly and swallowed some foil, would you die? © Getty Images

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If you ate your Christmas chocs too quickly and swallowed some foil, would you die?

Origins of the world's sign languages traced © Getty Images

‘Evolutionary history’ of sign language uncovered

How can an electron be both a particle and a wave?

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How can an electron be both a particle and a wave?

8 of the wildest ideas in science to blow your mind © Scott Balmer

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8 of the wildest ideas in science that will blow your mind

Star Wars nostalgia: Why does the past look so rosy, and does it blind us to new experiences? © Picselect.com/Disney

Reality Check Is nostalgia good for you?

There's no such thing as Blue Monday - Sir David Spiegelhalter © In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images

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Sir David Spiegelhalter There's no such thing as Blue Monday

Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it? © Getty Images

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Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it?

The science of the perfect cup of tea © Getty Images

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The science of the perfect cup of tea

How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding? © Alamy

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How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding?

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Group dynamics Why this vital field of study is fading into oblivion

Aleks Krotoski

Why am I so terrible at buying presents? © Getty Images

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Why am I so terrible at buying presents?

The mystery of language: how children learn to speak their mother tongue © Getty Images

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The mystery of language How children learn to speak their mother tongue