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Surgery and dentistry were originally done by barbers. The banana isn't a tree, it's fruit is a herb, and the bananas are its berries.
Bacteria are collectively referred to as a colony. Bats turn left when exiting caves.
The test pilots of the first hot air balloons were condemned criminals. Families once washed in the same tub of water, going from oldest to youngest. Hence the term: 'Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.'
Baboons use their large red backsides to intimidate others. Some birds stutter when singing.
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