Chemical contamination from farm runoff has been blamed after millions of fish larvae in the Noosa River were found to have grown two heads. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Ten new amphibian species have been discovered by scientists in Colombia, including a spiky-skinned, orange-legged rain frog, three poison frogs and three glass frogs, so-called because their transparent skin reveals their internal organs. picked by suebe 10 months ago

One species of burrowing frogs can survive for years buried in mud without food and water. New research has figured out how the frog and other "super-sleeper" animals do it. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"We were all wondering what it was when suddenly frogs started to fall from the sky. I thought maybe a plane carrying frogs had exploded in midair."

I don't know if this is true, or not, because the only source I can find is Ananova, and it doesn't even have a date. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago

In the comics, Wolverine painfully pops his claws out right through his skin, and when they retract, his skin heals up. There’s a group of frogs in Africa that do the same thing! picked by doggylives 2 years ago

This video clip from Trivia no Izumi (Game show)shows how frogs cope with severe indigestion. After a disagreeable meal, a frog can empty its stomach by ejecting the entire organ inside-out through its mouth and washing it with its front legs before swallowing it back down. The host of the show explains that a frog throws up in much the same way that humans do, but its stomach pops out because of... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Science returns to Cambodia with the discovery of this and three other previously unclassified frogs in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold.

<-- Not actual frog as there don't seem to be any pictures yet. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

The Truck Farm is a living, mobile garden inside the bed of a 1986 Dodge half-ton pickup truck, parked on the streets of Brooklyn which grows tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, and parsley. Check out some videos of the farm in action. WANT!!! picked by suebe 3 months ago

Thanks to a group of third-graders, Washington state now has an official amphibian -- the Pacific chorus frog. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Go meat, meat. Go meat, meat. Go meat, meat.

That salad rocks! The best! Make it easy at your desk!

It's second, to none! Just add lettuce and you're done!

That's crazy girl, I swear! There is so much stuff in there.

S S S Salad. Yeah! A meaty salad! What? 'Cuz you hungry, you hungry. Your mama says you hungry!

When I say Hillshire, you say Farm. Hillshire! Farm!

GO MEAT! picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The first lungless frog has been discovered lurking in the jungles of Borneo. It apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin. The loss of lungs helped the frogs severely flatten their bodies. This in turn increased the surface area of their skin, which helps them absorb oxygen. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Some of the first eerie signs of a potential health catastrophe came as bizarre deformities in water animals, often in their sexual organs. Now scientists are connecting the dots with evidence of increasing abnormalities among humans, particularly large increases in numbers of genital deformities among newborn boys. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The best trip you've ever had without taking drugs: watch this cartoon! Kicking off FAF a bit early with Sally Cruikshank's creepy classic. Music by Danny Elfman, who also appears as a (literal) lounge lizard and sings "Don't Go In the Basement". picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Undercover animal activists have filmed horrific scenes of cruelty to farm pigs. The incidents include workers slamming piglets on floors and leaving them still wriggling to die, beating animals to death with metal rods and inserting rods into sows' hindquarters. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Apologies if you've already 'read-it' (groan) picked by murphyz 3 years ago

The record to break is 21 feet, 5 3/4 inches set by Rosie the Ribeter in 1986. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

What better description than...
'Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime!...
And for those who are questioning my sanity, read this. picked by iduffee 3 years ago

Random facts and things I didn't know.. picked by smarty1052 3 years ago