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Meet Sauron: New Piranha-Like Species Named After Ultimate Villain

A new vegetarian piranha-like species discovered by scientists in the Brazilian Amazon has been named Sauron after the Lord of the Rings villain, Britain's Natural History Museum said on Tuesday.

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