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There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend ...

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Fish bones typically become lodged in the tonsils at the back of the throat, in the pharynx at the back of the mouth, the piriform sinus (a small hollow that plays a role in swallowing) and, of course ...
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