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The largest slime mold ever recorded was 3 feet wide and 30 feet long. Imagine a slime mold covering the aisle of your school bus!


Eating snow


Eating snow
Contrary to the popular expression, driven snow isn't all that pure. Jeff Gaffney, an atmospheric chemist, says that there are lots of toxins in snow such as lead and mercury and "the more [a] child eats, the greater the exposure to these contaminants."
FEBRUARY 17, 2001
Globe and Mail
FEBRUARY 17, 2001

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