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To: decimon
The oil found in the glands at the base of its tail contains salicylic acid (aspirin) which was used as medicine for headaches and fever in the middle ages.

Too much information.
3 posted on 03/22/2011 7:09:29 PM PDT by Nepeta
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To: Nepeta

You know, beavers glands are pretty odoriferous.


14 posted on 03/22/2011 7:32:05 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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