The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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Skittles and jellybeans contain crushed insect cocoons which are used to coat the candies to give them that special shine.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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Sniffologists have the job of sniffing armpits.
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