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Blooming corpse flower a 'morbid curiosity'

Name: Blooming corpse flower a 'morbid curiosity'
Uploaded: 2016-02-08T23:15:52.000Z
Duration: 00:01:01
Channel: Sophie Hoover
Description: Long past its due date, the University of Minnesota's corpse flower has made a reluctant opening, smelling more like pungent produce than rotting meat upon blooming.

Long past its due date, the University of Minnesota's corpse flower has made a reluctant opening, smelling more like pungent produce than rotting meat upon blooming.

By Sophie Hoover

February 9, 2016 — 5:46am

Long past its due date, the University of Minnesota's corpse flower has made a reluctant opening, smelling more like pungent produce than rotting meat upon blooming.

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