Can an unbounded function have a finite integral?

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I am wondering whether there exists a function such that:

$$\lim_{x \rightarrow a}f(x)=\infty$$

at some point $a$ on the real axis but yet,

$$\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\left|f(x)\right|\ dx<\infty$$

Does the fact that a function is unbounded imply that it has no finite integral?

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Consider $f(x) = \dfrac{e^{-x^2}}{|x|^{1/2}}$ or something like that.

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The function $f(x)=1/\sqrt{x}$ is unbounded at $x=0$, but it has a finite integral $$\int_0^af(x)dx$$ for any positive finite $a$.