Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
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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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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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