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Dont__Grumpy__Stop t1_isnw0vb wrote

Eels are cool in general. Here’s another cool eel story.

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NotBaldwin t1_isobznj wrote

That's absolutely bonkers. I had no idea eels were so complex and that their lifecycle was so mysterious.

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TechKnowNathan t1_isotxic wrote

You mean you don’t dissolve your own stomach and generate reproductive organs as a midlife crisis? Odd.

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DMRexy t1_isp5ef9 wrote

I'm trying my best to get my reproductive organs dissolved, does that count?

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BGAL7090 t1_ispb280 wrote

I empathize.

And yes it counts, you slippery lil eel. Keep doing your eely things

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Virata t1_ispd0kc wrote

Somebody said this exact same thing a few posts under...such a weirdly unique phrase too...dafuq

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/y68cv3/comment/iso6rdx/

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otherwhiteshadow t1_ispfiw7 wrote

Well one is roughly 4 hours older than the other one. Probably plagiarism at reddits finest.

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hirmuolio t1_isph916 wrote

It is a repost karma farming bot. They copy-paste parts of other comments in an attempt to farm karma.

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thehazzanator t1_isoj74x wrote

I woke up to my son whose sick and suddenly I'm reading about eels reproductive systems at 2am

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GMN123 t1_isoqrqv wrote

I read that as "I woke up my son who's sick" and I was thinking 'they must really be into eels'.

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semi14 t1_ispa8ec wrote

THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING I’VE EVER READ AND COMES WITH UNEXPECTED FAMOUS PEOPLE

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PandaMomentum t1_isqze46 wrote

Love that piece! The great mystery of Atlantic eel reproduction.

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laserbeanz t1_isq8yw3 wrote

This shit makes me so sad! Wanna save the eels? Stop eating seafood.

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