unbfacts: Oysters make pearls as a defensive response to…

unbfacts:

Oysters make pearls as a defensive response to foreign objects. When a grain of sand or debris gets stuck in their bodies, they ease the pain and irritation by coating it with multiple layers of nacre, the mineral that lines the inside of their shells, and pearl begins to form. Basically, pearls are like blisters, only much prettier.

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