This week I learned the beloved starfish is a surprisingly brutal killer, and more
Fun and interesting facts from around the web.
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- Sea stars are more brutal than you think (The New York Times)
- Cheerios just lost its bid to trademark the color yellow (Quartz)
- Tropical fish fiend for opioids, too (Science)
- Musician plays sax during surgery to remove brain tumor (Futurity)
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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.
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