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NotBaldwin t1_isobznj wrote

Reply to comment by Dont__Grumpy__Stop in TIL eels swim from a lake in Australia through stormwater drains and across the ocean to lay eggs in New Caledonia where they die. Their eggs hatch and make the return journey back to the lake they came from. by Aussiewhiskeydiver

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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