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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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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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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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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