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Meet the World's Most Expensive Pet Fish

The Asian Arowana is the worlds most expensive fish. A woman named Emily Voigt spent all most her whole life searching for that fish. She even wrote a book about it called "the dragon behind the glass" with the picture of the Asian Arowana. This fish was a predator way from the age of the dinosaurs, and looks like a Chinese dragon kite. That spawned a belief that the fish is also good luck and prosperity. So, because the Asian Arowana is colorful, is from the age of the dinosaurs, looks like a dragon, and belived to have good luck and prosperity, it is the most expensive fish in the world. Source:https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/dragon-fish-most-expensive-arowana-emily-voigt/

Article 7

South Africa to Export 1,500 Lion Skeletons Per Year—Legally

South Africa is illegally trading lion bones. Lions are facing a new threat. there is a demand for lion claws, teeth, and bones. They can be used for medicine, and trinkets, mostly in Southeast Africa. It is illegal to poach lions, but international trade in lion parts is prohibited. Because of this, lions are being raised in captivity. some reports say that the lions are being treated badly in terrible conditions. Therefore, our lion population will soon decrease just because South Africa is killing off lions for illegal trading. Source:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/lion-bone-export-south-africa-wildlife-trafficking-news/

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What do animals do in a wildfire?

Some animals escape, while other species survive. Many wildfires occurred around the world and took many lives and burned through buildings. Many wildlife animals adapted to the wildfires. Fire is a natural part of a wildlife animal's life. Many animals can escape the heat. Some birds can fly away, insects and amphibians can dig holes and stay there, other animals can go to lakes and steams. Some predators can wait for the animals/insects to run out and catch them. all in all, having a wildfire in a forest isn't so bad, because the animals can survive. Source:https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150914-animals-wildlife-wildfires-nation-california-science/

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The Mystery of Left-Coiled Snails


Jeremy is a rare left-coiled snail
Dr. Davison discovered him and wanted to know if the cause of the left-coiled shell was due to genetics or was an accident.
Jeremy organs also had turned counterclockwise, which made it hard to mate with right-coiled snails.
Dr. Davison, who hoped to have Jeremy produce offspring, but, after the offspring was produced, it was observed that they all had right-coiled shells.
Jeremy soon died, but his genes were passed on to the University of Nottingham. Source:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/science/jeremy-lefty-snail.html

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High Risk of Baldness for Short People


Short men may have an increased risk of becoming bald prematurely.
An international genetic study at least points in this direction. During the study, the scientists investigated the genetic material of more than 20,000 men.
Their data show that premature hair loss is linked to a range of various physical characteristics and illnesses.
Researchers analyzed genetic data from around 11,000 men with premature baldness. Around 12,000 men with no hair loss served as a control. The participants came from seven different countries. Source:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170308084034.html

Article 3


Can Humans Die from Apple Seeds?


Apple seeds are actually poisonous and can kill humans.
First, the amygdalin/poison, is accessible only if the seeds have been crushed or chewed; a whole unbroken seed will pass right through
But you would need a lot of crushed apple seeds.
When in the digestive system, this chemical degrades into highly poisonous hydrogen cyanide (HCN). A lethal dose of HCN can kill within minutes.
The human body can process HCN in small doses, so a couple of chewed seeds are usually completely harmless.
The average adult would need to eat anywhere from 150 to several thousand crushed seeds (depending on the apple variety) to be at risk of cyanide poisoning.
All in all, apple seeds are only dangerous if you eat a whole lot of crushed seeds, which hopefully, will never happen. Source:https://www.britannica.com/story/can-apple-seeds-kill-you

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The Consequences of Zit Popping


Popping a zit or a pimple may seem like the right thing to do, but it can cause you even more problems.
By popping a zit, it will become an open wound, and potentially infectious bacteria will enter your body.
You can get a scar and picking at or popping any zit makes permanent marks more likely by increasing inflammation.
If you pop a zit and there is no infection or scar, you would still be spreading more zits around.
Therefore you should pop zits because it will end up badly. Source:https://www.popsci.com/popping-pimples

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider


Spiders might seem dangerous, and you might want to kill them on sight; but, spiders are mostly harmless and help the ecosystem.
Spiders may be providing services like eating pests—some even eat other spiders.
There’s even a species of jumping spider that prefers to eat blood-filled mosquitoes in African homes.
Although they are generalist predators, apt to eat anything they can catch, spiders regularly capture nuisance pests and even disease-carrying insects.
So killing a spider doesn’t just cost the arachnid its life, it may take an important predator out of your home.
All in all, you shouldn't be afraid of harmless spiders.Spiders might actually be useful in your houses, for they can get rid of other annoying, yet more dangerous, insects lurking around. Source:https://www.popsci.com/killing-spiders