Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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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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In Brazil, there's a species of cockroach that eats eyelashes, usually those of young children while they are asleep.
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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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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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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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