These toads return to the ponds where they hatched

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Guided by a deeply ingrained sense of nostalgia and moisture, these warty creatures stubbornly hop back to the exact muddy puddle they hatched in. If a parking lot was built over it, they will angrily sit on the asphalt in sheer defiance.

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Glass frogs have highly translucent skin on their undersides, allowing you to easily see their beating hearts, pumping intestines, and developing eggs without having to dissect them at all.

Your fingers were shaped by cellular self-destruction

Which completely normal human fluid is actually entirely odorless until it interacts with bacteria?

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