Surprising discoveries for the week of April 24: New ocean species, old candy, destroyed beer

We’ve rounded up the most interesting discoveries from this week’s Quartz Daily Brief newsletters. Get the Daily Brief in your inbox every morning, for free! Each day includes a section with surprising discoveries, along with a selection of important and interesting news from the global economy, curated by Quartz.

A robotic arm at the bottom of the ocean holds a pink, fern-like thing.

A new species of black coral was discovered in 2015.
Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration (Reuters)

Gif: Giphy

It’s breathable, it’s soft, it’s sustainable… it’s been in your closet for ages, and companies don’t want you to realize this.

Gif: Giphy

One vintage candy seller found a viral video could bring as many as 10,000 orders.

A red crimson rosella parrot with multicolored wings and a blue tail stands on a branch of white flowers.

Photo: Mark Kolbe (Getty Images)

Parrots were taught to FaceTime each other, and the calls are helping the birds deal with loneliness.

A bottle of Budweiser next to a bottle of Miller High Life

Photo: Brendan McDermid (Reuters)

The whole “Champagne can only be used for specific wine from a specific region” thing has extended itself to a tongue-in-cheek beer slogan. Belgian customs crushed a shipment of more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life, on orders of the Comité Champagne.

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