Rare lobster, 1 in 30 million, saved from death row at Red Lobster
NY Post
A Red Lobster in Virginia now has its very own mascot.
Yes, a lobster, of course. But not just any lobster. This one, named Freckles, was spared from a boiling pot of water at a Manassas location when a restaurant worker spotted the one-in-30 million “calico” crustacean. Freckles’ vivid golden spots caught their eye, although its muddled variation with a lobster’s more typical brown color can make calicos tough to pick out from a group. However, this critter made a real splash in the kitchen — but mercifully, not into the pot.
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