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🌱 How did a piranha end up in Ridley Park Lake?
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- How did a piranha end up in Ridley Park Lake?
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Piranha caught by father-son duo in Pennsylvania lake (kfor.com) — A local father and son fishing at Ridley Park Lake recently pulled in a surprising catch: a two‑pound red‑bellied piranha, a species normally found in South America. State officials confirmed the fish and are reminding residents it's illegal and harmful to dump exotic pets into Pennsylvania waterways, including neighborhood lakes like Ridley Park's. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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