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'Urechis caupo' bears a striking resemblance to a specific part of male human anatomy, but the species is usually hidden underground. Something brought them to the surface.

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The newly identified species of eel, 'Electrophorus voltai,' can deliver 860 volts to incapacitate prey.

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The Golden Arches used to serve peanut butter sandwiches and chili instead of Chicken McNuggets and McRibs.

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The salmon-loaded cannon has taken the internet by storm, but its purpose goes far beyond being a viral amusement.

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August's full moon is called a sturgeon moon. Here's what you need to know to make the most of the celestial event on August 15.

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The fishing nets, which contribute greatly to ocean plastic waste, are living a new, eco-friendly life.

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The durable little killifish egg can travel along the swan's digestive tract and later hatch, which might explain how some fish wind up in isolated freshwater locations.

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He’s dealt with elaborate booby traps, KGB agents, and a face-melting artifact, but to Indiana Jones, nothing’s more unsettling than snakes. Lots of people can relate.

It’s a fish-filled Christmas Eve tradition.

The Feast of the Seven Fishes, or 'Festa dei Sette Pesci,' is a delectable blend of the sacred and secular, the old world and the new.

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It isn't just there to make your food look pretty.

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Put them in the trash instead.

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They don't reach maturity until they're 25.

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Farts really can be deadly.

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Oh my.

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That little bowl can really bring about the blues.

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The peculiar beast that washed up on Sakhalin Island was thought to be a dolphin--until people remembered dolphins don't have fur.

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We're just two lost souls/swimmin' in a fish bowl.

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If you blurted out "cheetah!" you're only a little bit right.

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Sunfish are the biggest bony fish in the sea, but this species managed to elude scientists for centuries.

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The Guardian is designed to capture the hordes of lionfish devastating reefs and fish populations in the Atlantic Ocean.