09 May 2009

How a parotid gland can save your soul

While researching a topic today, I ran across this amusing typo:

The true toads... are the only tailless amphibians that have large parotid glands. These glands and their warts secrete a white viscous poison that deters perdition and can cause death or paralysis.

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