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Bag O' Worms & The Velocity Of Poop

Wow in the World

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The History of Animal Poop

Two scientists from one of the finest universities in the world timed how fast animals poop. Guy Ross, why would they do that? I wouldn't even do something that crazy. Well, Mindy, it has to do with something called scatamancy or copromancy. In ancient times, if you were sick, doctors would examine your poop. They would try and figure out if they could identify clues that would help them understand why you were sick.

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