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Comment author: James_Miller 31 July 2015 03:33:37PM *  13 points [-]

To generate political support for exterminating mosquitoes that bite people, we should spread a rumor that besides killing 725,000 humans each year, this insect also threatens a few cute Zimbabwe lions.

Comment author: telomerase 07 August 2015 04:43:20PM 1 point [-]

Excellent idea! And it's probably true... at least some insect that looks similar must be bad for lions....

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