Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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If you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, the product contains crushed up bugs.
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