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Before comb jellies evolved the extra waste-expelling outlet, all known organisms were eating and excreting through the same orifice. That makes comb jellies the proud owners of the world’s oldest asshole..."Developing an asshole makes comb jellies score high on the evolutionary race". The fact that comb jellies possess the world’s most ancient anus makes Brandao’s twilight tours a popular attraction. “Who doesn’t want to meet the world’s oldest asshole?” he quips. Especially the one that twinkles in the dark. It's always the quotes in these types of articles that get me.
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