The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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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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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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 human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Sniffologists have the job of sniffing armpits.
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