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Feb 15, 2021

A previously unidentified parasitic worm was recently discovered in the droppings of a toad that had survived a cycle in a washing machine after it was accidentally transported from the island nation of Mauritius to Cambridge in a tourist's luggage.

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Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

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