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Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 5 May

The Covid virus fatality rate in the early days of the crisis was exposed neatly by the cruise ship outbreak on the Diamond Princess. There were 712 confirmed cases in the 3127 people on the quarantined boat, 97% of those people...

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Hope Lost

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 5 Apr

Friends, you know one of my most favourite books was eaten up by rats. A man, who deals in old books, had reassured me to get a copy of the same book. Today he called me and told the he couldn't find the book anywhere. He told me...

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The Popes War on Cats

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 17 Oct 24

In the 13th century, the pope at that time was Pope Gregory IX. The pope's confessor and faithful catholic official, Conrad of Marburg, launched an assault on cats. Conrad was not a good person. He forced confessions under torture...

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Oh, rats!!

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 21 Oct 22

As I was cleaning my hairbrush today I was reminded of something from my childhood. My grandma had these springy wire mesh forms for her hair that she called "rats". Another name for them is "volumizer" and they are still around...

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Dogs dealing with pest

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 28 Apr 21

Looks like they caught another one. I really noticed that plant pots are tumbled every morning. But thats because dogs messed with it. I never know the reason until I saw these pest. My thoughts were that my dogs finally got their...

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Are rats capable of carrying heavy objects?

May2k8 @May2k8 (19788) • Indonesia 30 Dec 20

It's really annoying if I forget to stick the jar with something the mouse can't lift it must have something missing. What I was surprised by was that even though the jar was tightly closed, the mouse was able to...

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Roaches, Rats and Termites.

rakski @rakski (156200) • Philippines 22 Aug 20

Today, me and my SIL visited a nephew whose having family problems. We helped him moved his room to the old room of his grandmother. The grandmother was leaving with them but moved to the other son's house beside...

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Gross news: cannibalism in rats for lack of food.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 26 May 20

Not only direct gross news do we watch and read lately, but also side news that happen now. I just read that rats in New York and New Orleans had changed their habits because of the lack of food in streets due to the COVID-19....

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Diary 17th And 18th June 2018

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 18 Jun 19

Diary Monday 17th June 2018 The first of two days that got so surreal as to border on the unbelievable. I expected a quiet Monday of job searching and preparing for my weekend in Derbyshire but the ringing doorbell shattered...

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How Do You Medicate A Rat?

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 20 May 19

I’ve mentioned that i have nine rats before (stop laughing, I’m not crazy!). Four of those nine need twice daily medication. My three and a half year old girl is considered ancient for a rat and has chronic breathing issues - to...

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Very Crazy RATS!

May2k8 @May2k8 (19788) • Indonesia 16 May 19

When I want to sleep I see my back door has a hole under it even the rats eat anything around it, so I feel uneasy today. Do rats ever break your door?

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The Boys Got a Cage Upgrade

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 14 May 19

The rat boys that is. I have 5 females and 4 males - and the males are quite a bit bigger than the girls. Now that the two baby boys are getting big, it was overdue. They spent a good hour sniffing and climbing around their new...

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A Rat on a Leash

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 8 May 19

Yes the picture is real! I got a leash and harness for my rats. I don’t have any intention of taking them on any walks though. Splinter, who is in the photo, likes to run around on my bed. The leash is to keep a hold on him...

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My Pets

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 4 May 19

As I’ve written, I’m having a good time torturing...er...playing with my friend’s cats. I’m missing my own pets though! I wish I could take them on vacation with me but it’s just not feasible. I’d have no room left in my car if...

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When You Take Your Rats to Therapy...

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 30 Apr 19

I took two of my rats along to my therapy appointment today. My big sweet boy Splinter and baby Mouse. They did fine once they got used to being in the car (they were in a cage of course). Splinter ended up peeing on me and...

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Movie Review The Phantom Of The Opera

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 7 Apr 19

Dario Argento’s 1998 version of the oft-told tale is different in many respects, and also quite faithful in others, and though sometimes too silly for its own good, it retains enough beauty and genuine tension to count as a worthy...

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Ghost of Aldborough Mill

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 2 Feb 19

This is a tale of a ghost that never was. Back in the 1950's my dad was the manager of a grain mill at Coltishall but, from time to time, he was called upon to travel 15 miles or so to an associated mill at Aldborough. Dad had...

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flying rat

nawala @nawala123 (20871) • Indonesia 19 Dec 18

in indonesia, there are so many people have pigeon as bird pet. even though, the number of wild pigeon are much lesser than in western country. in indonesia, pigeon meat also considered as food too. but some people said that...

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I'm not saying it anymore.

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 24 Jul 18

So I was born and have lived a few times in my life in the actual city of Chicago. Most of my life I have lived in the suburbs of Chicago. I have always told people who ask where I am from that I live in Chicago. Mostly cause they...

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The Rat Race

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 7 Jul 18

At times hubby and I have looked for a job like my dad and his wife Charlotte had. They picked up deliveries of specially bred laboratory animals that were kept in sterile conditions. They always had to sanitize the company...

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