And puffer fish expand a lot. Up to three times their size. That's like if an average human man could inflate his waist to a circumference of 3 meters. But there is a drawback to these amazing skills.

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- An Illinois man was charged with possession of a potentially deadly neurotoxin commonly found in puffer fish after the FBI led a raid at his home Monday. Edward F.

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