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Honestly I can't see these two sections having their own sections or even being in the article. They both rely on one source and they did not explode due to a natural cause (the cow from the detonator, and the rat not even at all). I could make a case for the cow being moved to "causes of explosions"
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Why does this article exist? We don't need an article on exploding animals that includes things like blowing up a whale with dynamite. We could include every animal if the only requirement is that is will blow up if near exploding dynamite. If there were animals capable of naturally exploding that
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The article that people were notified was targeted for deletion, whose validity and value were discussed and debated, was for all practical purposes untouched by it all: enter the former article title? get this page. Search the article subject? here's the article. The
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Burmese Python might spread across the Southern United States, where it finds a suitable climate, and become prohibitively expensive or wholly impossible to eradicate. This would threaten
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I heard someone claim that koalas are prone to explosion (due to their consumption of eucalyptus leaves, which contain volatile oils), but haven't been able to google any reliable sources confirming or denying this claim. I suspect it's a myth, but is anyone else able to come up with reliable
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When I saw a "Python" subheading, I thought people were talking about Monty Python's Flying Circus, which the words "exploding animals" certainly bring to mind. "It's four o'clock. Coming up next on BBC 2, the penguin on top of your television set will explode."
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Should this whole section be in the article? It doesn't really seem like an explosion, more of a ripping/rupturing. Any opinions?
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