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Orchids are a special family of temptress flowers that bloom around June, totally unlike conservative flowers with upstanding morals and family values. They have delicate bodies, slim stems, and deep orifices, with small follicles emanating from their lower inner region that open up once every 28 days or so to emit a rather fishy yet surprisingly fragrant scent in order to attract insects, which will invade their insides to help pollinate them.
Orchids are considered to be some of the most scrumptious flowers in the plant kingdom, and they are also utterly insatiable. No amount of pollination is enough. Whereas almost all other flowers would be satisfied with one insect pollinator per day, for Orchids, no amount of frequent diverse visitors is enough. They are so good at seduction, bumble bees are known to fight one another to the death in their attempt to mount the stamens of orchids and destroy their tall slender legs in the process. Only the strongest bees with the most cunning, deceptive, and charismatic qualities are able to beat other bees during the frenzied orchid mating season. ( Full article...)
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- ... that there's more to the 9/11 attacks than the conspiracy theorists would have you believe? Like, way more?
- ...the Cleveland Indians were about to become the Cleveland Clevelands?
- ... that the American Civil War was actually marked by many instances of uncivil behavior?
- ... that genocide is a perfectly healthy response to any personal problems you may have?
- ... that, despite the invention of the doorbell, knock-knock jokes have yet to be replaced by ding-dong jokes?
- ... pole dancing was introduced to Egyptian culture by Cleopatra?
- ... that while Pong! the Movie followed suit with the wildly popular video game genre, such as The Super Mario Bros. movie and Resident Evil, it did not play out as well in the box offices?


- ... that there's more to the 9/11 attacks than the conspiracy theorists would have you believe? Like, way more?
- ...the Cleveland Indians were about to become the Cleveland Clevelands?
- ... that the American Civil War was actually marked by many instances of uncivil behavior?
- ... that genocide is a perfectly healthy response to any personal problems you may have?
- ... that, despite the invention of the doorbell, knock-knock jokes have yet to be replaced by ding-dong jokes?
- ... pole dancing was introduced to Egyptian culture by Cleopatra?
- ... that while Pong! the Movie followed suit with the wildly popular video game genre, such as The Super Mario Bros. movie and Resident Evil, it did not play out as well in the box offices?
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