The brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use.

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Male infertility tests are performed by seeing if a man's sperm can penetrate the egg of a hamster.

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7.8 million early deaths worldwide could be potentially prevented every year if people ate ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

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Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in China as a delicacy.

Even though most Chinese people don't eat cats or dogs, as many as four million cats a year are estimated to be killed for the meat trade.

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In Morocco, the symbol of love is not the heart but the liver.

It is believed that a healthy liver aids digestion and promotes well-being. The phrase "you have conquered my liver" constitutes a declaration of love.

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In some asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan women get up to 2 days of “menstruation leave” per month.

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Victoria Price, a Florida TV reporter, found out she has cancer after a concerned viewer saw a suspicious lump on her neck and emailed her, urging her to get her thyroid checked.

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Cats are perfectly capable of understanding commands, studies show. They just don't care to follow them.

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The Cameras used in many space missions are so powerful that it can see your shoe color & size from space.

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Olivia Farnsworth, a UK teenager has a rare chromosome 6 deletion causing her to not feel pain, hunger, or fatigue.

She is the only known person with all three symptoms.

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