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#421voted by our readers
By Astromads BRONZE
Greenville, South Carolina

If a whale shark stops swimming it dies. Because of their lack of buccal muscles, the creatures rely on obligate ram ventilation, which means that oxygen enters their bodies throug...
Astromads BRONZE, Greenville, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Verba volant, scripta manent


#422 Nonfiction
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
321 articles 27 photos 120 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

#423 Nonfiction
By toliveg7 SILVER
Charlottesville, Virginia
toliveg7 SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
5 articles 1 photo 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life doesn't give you seatbelts!"-Batman, The Lego Movie<br /> “Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.”--Charles Dickens

#424 Nonfiction
By Resaspect BRONZE
Brisbane, Other
Resaspect BRONZE, Brisbane, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"So what if I'm crazy? All the best people are."

#425 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#426 Nonfiction
By MasterDavis BRONZE
New York, New York
MasterDavis BRONZE, New York, New York
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#427 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#428 Nonfiction
By DVRKS0UL GOLD
Manitou Beach, Michigan
DVRKS0UL GOLD, Manitou Beach, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
relatable music for the misunderstood

#429 Nonfiction
By Nat3rr0 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Nat3rr0 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments
AnnabellaFisher BRONZE, Edmonds, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it's done. It's that easy, and that hard." -Neil Gaiman