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Because it rained, I got soaked.

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Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.

I got a stomach ache when I ate too much ice cream.

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Black mambas are fast, aggressive, and venomous. It's no wonder that they're considered the world's deadliest snake. In general, the snakes actually try to avoid confrontation. However, a perceived threat to a black mamba will result in several reactions meant to warn a potential victim. First, the black mamba raises its head, spreads out its neck-flap, opens its black mouth, and hisses. A threat that continues will lead to a more dangerous reaction: the mamba will bite its victim repeatedly, injecting its poisonous venom. For most of history, a mamba bite would mean certain death. Today, though, an effective antivenom is available. What is the effect of: Black mamba perceives a new threat.

Since the mid-1600s, the magnificent white marble walls of India's Taj Mahal have welcomed tourists hoping to visit the mausoleum. Recently, however, the white marble has started turning green, thanks to insects that leave patches of their waste on the structure. The insects, known as Goeldichironomus, are usually eaten by fish in the nearby Yamuna River. However, because drought and water pollution have decimated many of the fish that once lived in the Yamuna, the insect population has exploded.

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Wattana, a Bornean orangutan, was born in a Belgian zoo in 1995. Her mother refused to care for her, so she was transferred to a German zoo specializing in baby great apes. As an infant, Wattana was fascinated when the zookeepers tied their shoes and taught herself how to tie knots. When Belgian author Chris Herzefeld met Wattana in a Paris zoo, she was thoroughly impressed with the orangutan's knot-tying abilities. Herzfeld wanted to share Wattana's story and the stories of other great apes living in zoos. Thus, Herzfeld wrote Wattana, a book that provides an intimate look at great apes living in captivity.

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George Lucas directed and co-wrote the 1973 film American Graffiti, a classic coming-of-age tale set in Northern California. The film cost less than eight hundred thousand dollars to produce but earned more than two hundred million dollars. Because the film was such a huge success, 20th Century Fox agreed to finance Lucas's next project. Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977, and became an instant box-office hit. The film's huge success resulted in the production of two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

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Since 2013, the population of sea stars along North America's Pacific Coast has been dramatically reduced. Microbiologist Ian Hewson believes a type of virus known as Sea Star Association Densovirus (SSaDV) is responsible. Due to the disease, sea stars eventually decompose into a white sludge. Surprisingly, though, hundreds of sea star babies appeared in the spring of 2016 along the Oregon coast. Researchers think that the massive reduction in adult sea stars has contributed to the baby boom. Fewer hungry adult sea stars means more food for hungry babies. In turn, more food has led to a greater survival rate for the youngsters.

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The grizzly is a large, powerful bear standing about six feet tall and weighing approximately eight hundred pounds. Due to the bear's impressive size and intimidating strength, many early settlers who explored the American west documented their encounters with the bear. When Lewis and Clark were traveling to the Pacific in 1805, for example, Lewis recorded how grizzlies surrounded their camp in Montana. As settlers continued to push westward, grizzlies were hunted and pushed out. Therefore, the majority of grizzlies in the American west have disappeared. Today, it's estimated that only one thousand grizzlies remain in the United States.

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