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Humans make mistakes, but how often do other animals? Are some more prone to errors and do they learn from them?

Christian Digby-Firth,

Dorchester, Dorset, UKs

How heavy is Earth and how much weight could it sustain before caving in?

David Gibson,

Canterbury, New Zealand

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