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Rise of the super rat
Humans have been using the same rat poisons since the 1950s, and scientists are concerned that the rodents have developed a mutation that makes them immune. Reports this year suggest that rats in the UK are also becoming bigger, with a new strain of 'super rat' expected to outnumber humans by next year. Scientist Dr Dougie Clarke explained that female rats are able to breed again immediately after giving birth to their young, meaning that they multiply extremely quickly.
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This is typical of rodent species.
My grandparents got divorced, grandfather called grandmother a 'stinking rat' for reasons unrelated to this story. What is related is the fact my grandmother gave birth in January 1950 to my uncle, then November of the same year to my dad. One right after the other. Who knew, Grandpa was right!