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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Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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Skittles and jellybeans contain crushed insect cocoons which are used to coat the candies to give them that special shine.
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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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Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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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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