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** FILE ** A California red-legged frog is shown in this photo provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. A federal judge is ordering federal authorities to study whether 66 pesticides commonly used in agribusiness are jeopardizing the California red-legged frog, the frog believed to have inspired mark Twain's fabled short story, "the Celebrated Jumping Frong of Calaveras County." (AP Photo/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Marc Hayes, File)
** FILE ** A California red-legged frog is shown in this photo provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. A federal judge is ordering federal authorities to study whether 66 pesticides commonly used in agribusiness are jeopardizing the California red-legged frog, the frog believed to have inspired mark Twain’s fabled short story, “the Celebrated Jumping Frong of Calaveras County.” (AP Photo/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Marc Hayes, File)
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Pop-culture quiz time: Do you know what these new words added to OxfordDictionaries.com mean? And from butt-dial to hangry, here are other just-added words. We ve probably been guilty of this at one time or another: Irrational mate choice — by frogs. Speaking of mating, an explanation for why men supposedly think women are always flirting with them. And an eye-opener: Crank out pennies from the minimum-wage machine.

 

Photo: Some frogs apparently make the same mistake some humans do: Choose the wrong mate. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Associated Press)