The story behind what a group of bananas is called begins with the Arabic word banan, which literally translates to finger.

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A 10-year effort to measure gravity, a fundamental force in the universe, has failed to come up with a conclusive answer.

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Aston Villa defeats Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League final, facing Freiburg on May 20 in Istanbul.