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TIL that a Pakistani firm made a fertiliser that could not be used in the manufacture of IDE for terror attacks.

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9oMr TIL the Hairy frog is known as the “Wolverine frog” because it is thought to intentionally break its toe bones to force sharp “claws” through its flesh as a means of defence.
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