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Old 12-20-2008, 05:19 PM   #15
tulzscha
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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus View Post
That's kept me awake many a long night.
I plow directly over your sarcasm, and provide the answer:

"To mark territory, hippos spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area."

It is, if you've ever seen it, the proverbial shit hitting the fan. Just look at those tail muscles, and imagine it wagging back and forth at 600rpm.
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