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We've told you about animals with real superpowers straight out of a comic book, but it turns out that, just like in the human world, not everyone who is a badass necessarily looks like a badass -- and some just look like butts. It's like nature has intentionally gone out of its way to make these animals look ridiculous so they'll be able to kill us faster while we're busy laughing at them.

5 The Naked Mole Rat Can Eat Through Concrete

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The naked mole rat looks like a cartoon character specifically designed to convey stupidity, and the more you watch it, the stupider it gets. First you notice those Goofy-like front teeth, and then you realize the thing under them isn't the rat's mouth -- it's more teeth. Like an awkward kid in his yearbook photo, it's trying to smile and failing horribly.

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""How long was I asleep in the bathtub, exactly?"

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That pasty, wrinkly skin also gives the naked mole rat the appearance of someone who hasn't been outside since, well, ever -- which is actually pretty accurate, since they only live in underground tunnels they make themselves. How do they pull that off? Well ...

The Superpower:

The same cartoonishly oversized teeth that give the naked mole rat that idiotic grin are also its secret weapon -- those things can chew through solid concrete. No, we're not speaking figuratively:

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"All right, time for your snack."

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That's the "before" picture. Here's the "after":