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My zoology thesis was a functional analysis of the thyroid gland of the three-toed sloth. I chose the sloth because its demeanour - calm, quiet and introspective - did something to soothe my shattered self.

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Yann Martel
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 25
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Thyroid

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