Random Gross Facts

Mike the Headless Chicken was no different from any other chicken, except that he lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.

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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.

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Scientists found that 15% of matter in the air at subway stations is human skin, from areas such as heels, belly buttons, armpits, and rear ends.

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Australian Graham Barker has been collecting his own belly button fluff every day since 1984 - keeping it in storage jars.

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Demodex is an arachnid that lives on the skin of almost all humans. It has no anus, and when it dies, the accumulated faeces is released.

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The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.

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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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A raw oyster is likely still alive when you eat it.

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