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"text": "WASHINGTON: The common American household Dust Bunny has been designated as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) announced last week. \"The widespread use of household cleaning products and devices has drastically reduced the habitat of the Dust Bunny,\" said Noah Present, Acting Director of the Endangered Species Program. \"American homes are cleaned too frequently, and much better than in the past.\" / \"We are not to blame for the improper use of our products,\" responded a spokesman for the Household Products Association. \"Correctly used, many of the Dust Bunnies should survive.\"",
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"text": "Sure, some dogs may get super-itchy and lose extra fur, while others may seem to groom themselves incessantly, leaving your floors strewn with serious dust bunnies. In the absence of these and the above-mentioned problems, your Lab mix is just being a dog that conforms perfectly to her breed type. In other words, this breed sheds – a lot!",
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"ref": "2016 August 31, Maddie Stone, “We finally know what caused those mysterious craters on Phobos”, in Gizmodo Australia, archived from the original on 2016-08-31",
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"text": "WASHINGTON: The common American household Dust Bunny has been designated as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) announced last week. \"The widespread use of household cleaning products and devices has drastically reduced the habitat of the Dust Bunny,\" said Noah Present, Acting Director of the Endangered Species Program. \"American homes are cleaned too frequently, and much better than in the past.\" / \"We are not to blame for the improper use of our products,\" responded a spokesman for the Household Products Association. \"Correctly used, many of the Dust Bunnies should survive.\"",
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"ref": "2016 August 30, Patty Khuly, “Dog shedding too much? Try these easy fixes”, in Miami Herald, archived from the original on 2016-08-31",
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"ref": "2016 August 31, Maddie Stone, “We finally know what caused those mysterious craters on Phobos”, in Gizmodo Australia, archived from the original on 2016-08-31",
"text": "Phobos just can't catch a break. Not only is Mars' lumpy, crusted-over dust bunny of a moon destined to be ripped to pieces in 10 million years, it seems the poor thing can't stop punching itself.",
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