Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a raft at sea by fishing, drinking bird blood, and killing a shark with a jug of water.
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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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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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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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