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Bag O' Worms & The Velocity Of Poop

Wow in the World

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The Three Heads Are Better Than One

A scientist at the University of Cambridge discovered that waxworms eat plastic grocery bags. The discovery was made after cleaning out her beehive and putting them in a bag to use as like fish bait for later. A special protein in the waxworm's belly attacks the chemicals that make up the plastic in the bag.

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