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Why do perfectly normal clusters of small holes—like a lotus seed pod or sea sponge—trigger intense disgust in millions of humans?

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Why do perfectly normal clusters of small holes—like a lotus seed pod or sea sponge—trigger intense disgust in millions of humans?

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Why do perfectly normal clusters of small holes—like a lotus seed pod or sea sponge—trigger intense disgust in millions of humans?
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