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TIL that farmers allow the “Tree Goats of Morocco” to climb Argan trees to eat the fruit because their poop (consisting of digested clumps of seeds) is then pressed to create the sought-after Argan oil. Argan oil is commonly found in the popular Ogx Shampoo bottle… effectively making it Shampoop.

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