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The Mystery of the Exploding Toads

In the spring of 2005, toads in Hamburg, Germany, mysteriously began to explode. Scientists later discovered crows were pecking out their livers. The toads, still alive, would inflate themselves as a defense. Without their livers, the inflation continued until they burst, leaving behind what locals called "The Pond of Death." This bizarre event made headlines and left biologists puzzled.
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