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The vanilla scent in your food and perfume might come from a beaver’s butt
The unspecified "natural flavors" in your food can include stuff that came from a beaver's anal glands. But at least it smells like a cupcake, right?
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Hero cucumber helps solve crime
A 22-year-old got wasted, went for a joyride on his bike, and decided the most gangster thing he could do was EAT FRESH VEGGIES.
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R.I.P. Swino, the beer-stealing, cow-fighting pig
Remember the pig that stole 18 beers and fought a cow? With heavy hearts, we must inform you that he's gone to swill brew and get pugnacious in the Great Sty in the Sky.
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Abandoned baby deer thinks it’s a sheep
It's all very awwww, except that the sheep's owner says he'll only feed the deer through the winter.
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Giant squid is terrifying even in death
Last week, a giant squid washed up on La Arena beach, in Spain.
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Scientists have grown an extinct tree from ancient seeds
Get ready for the Jurassic Park of trees.
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Baby white lion trying to roar will break your adorable-meter
This wee two-week-old lion cub is either pissed or wants her mom. (Or both.)
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It’s time you got schooled about octopus sex
Male octopuses "only have one penis" (laaaaame) -- but that's not what they use for sex. They use their special sex-arm, of course.
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Ask Umbra: What do I do with my old shoes?
A reader wonders if she can recycle her retired footwear. Umbra goes the extra mile.
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It takes a Village People: GMO disco will make Monsanto quake in its leisure suit
Good news, everyone: GMOs are getting labeled … with a terrifyingly catchy disco anthem.
