In ancient India, Diabetes was called โmadhumehaโ or โhoney urineโ as the urine would attract ants. Indian physicians Sushruta and Charaka identified Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes as separate conditions for the first time in 400-500 CE.
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The longest word in the English language is 45 letters long: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The word is an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust
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It is possible for a dead body to get an erection. This phenomenon, known as "angel lust" occurs due to the relaxation of the muscles that control blood flow to the penis after death, which can result in blood pooling in the genital area and causing an erection.
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There's a type of tick in the U.S. called the lone star tick who's bite can make you permanently allergic to red meat and milk. The lone star tick is unique in that it can transmit a molecule that causes alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy to red meat.
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This photo was taken in the clearest lake Sameranger, which is located in Austria. A diver swims at a depth of 3 meters! Beauty .
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In China, a man named Wang Yan spent over $400,000 on purchasing a slaughterhouse and turned it into an animal rescue centre for dogs. Heโs since saved over 2,000 dogs from being butchered for meat.
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The oldest known crocodile, "Mr. Freshie," lived to be an estimated 140 years old after being captured and rehabilitated by Steve Irwin and his team at the Australia Zoo
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Wolves are good adoptive parents: they often take into their families the cubs of animals of other species left without parents, for example, foxes.โโ
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Chickens use their right eye to look for food and their left eye to look out for predators.
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Frogs can't vomit. Instead, they eject their entire stomach out of their mouths and empty it using their hands.
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The word ZODIAC is not related to the stars; it comes from the Greek word zลdiakรฒs kรฝklos which means "circle of little animals".
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Penguins have the highest density of plumage among all birds, and such a "fur coat" allows you to maintain a constant body temperature of 38 ยฐ C even in icy water.
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In every film that Robin Williams starred in, he asked the production company to hire at least 10 homeless people to find work for them. During his career, he has helped over 1500 homeless people!
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