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TIL crocodilians have an extra left aorta on the side of their hearts, which scientists believe is used to shunt gas-rich blood from their lungs to their stomachs so they can digest large meals be... (www.abc.net.au)

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Original Title: TIL crocodilians have an extra left aorta on the side of their hearts, which scientists believe is used to shunt gas-rich blood from their lungs to their stomachs so they can digest large meals before the meat rots. The carbon dioxide in their blood is converted into gastric acid.

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