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Humpback whales form lasting bonds, the first baleen whales known to do so. Individual female humpbacks reunite each summer to feed and swim alongside one another in the Gulf of St Lawrence, off Canada, scientists have found.

Toothed whales, such as sperm whales, associate with one another, but larger baleen whales, which filter their food, have been thought less social.

Via NY Times:

Originally, Mr. Kong said this was a problem inflicted on fifth-graders, leading to hand-wringing that Singapore children were way better at math than everyone else in the world and worries that Singapore children were being mentally abused with convoluted logic at a young age.

It turned out the problem actually came from a math olympiad test for math-savvy high school-age students.

If you're having trouble here's the answer.

And here's the post that started it all.

Andrew Nguyen has been declared the world's best friend by the internet today for swapping pants with his friend so she could meet the safety requirements to take a lab test. 

It was a pretty solid favor he did for his friend and people LOVE him for it.




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