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Published December 02, 2012, 06:30 AM

OUTDOOR FACTOIDS: Five new species of freshwater darters to be named after U.S. presidents

No disrespect to lawmakers here, but there are people out there who consider all politicians to be kind of, well … fishy. That’s now true in the literal sense after the recent action to name five new species of freshwater darters after four U.S. presidents and a vice president: Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Barack Obama... and more.

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