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Will Shortz: World’s only Enigmatology degree-holder

New York Times crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, is the only person in the world to have a degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles.

A Himalayan butterfly named Golden Birdwing is India’s largest butterfly. The female of the species has a wingspan of 194 mm.

The Dodo Manège in Paris is a carousel of extinct animals. It was created to draw attention to the increasing extinction of species on Earth.

The Monument to the Laboratory Mouse is a sculpture in Novosibirsk, Siberia, that commemorates the sacrifice of mice in genetic research.

Chess Boxing is a brain-meets-brawn sport combining chess, a cerebral board game, and boxing, a physical sport.