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INSANE BITS OF TRIVIA ABOUT VENOM AND POISON

Added on: 8th Jul 2016

 

A JAPANESE CHEF WHO WANTS LEGAL

PERMISSION TO SERVE PUFFER FISH FIRST

NEEDS TO EAT THE PUFFER FISH THEY

HAVE PREPARED (PUFFER FISH ARE KNOWN

FOR BEING MORE POISONOUS THAN CYANIDE)

A Japanese chef who wants legal permission to serve puffer fish first needs to eat the puffer fish they have prepared (puffer fish are known for being more poisonous than cyanide)

 

 

YOU CAN'T BUY CASHEW NUTS IN THEIR SHELLS

BECAUSE THE SHELLS ARE POISONOUS AND

WOULD GIVE YOU A RASH SIMILAR TO POISON IVY

You can't buy cashew nuts in their shells because the shells are poisonous and would give you a rash similar to poison ivy

 

 

AUSTRALIAN STONEFISH ARE SOME OF THE

MOST VENOMOUS FISH ON EARTH. THEY

CAMOUFLAGE THEMSELVES AS ROCKS SO YOU

HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO STEP ON THEM

Australian stonefish are some of the most venomous fish on Earth. They camouflage themselves as rocks so you have to be careful not to step on them

 

 

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN THERE EXISTS A

SPECIES OF GIANT HORNET THAT HAVE VENOM

STRONG ENOUGH TO MELT HUMAN FLESH

In the mountains of Japan there are a species of giant hornet that have venom strong enough to melt human flesh

 

 

COPPERHEAD VENOM (ONE OF THE MOST

VENOMOUS SNAKES IN THE US) CONTAINS

A PROTEIN THAT STOPS CANCER CELLS FROM

REPLICATING

Copperhead venom (one of the most venomous snakes in the US) contains a protein that stops cancer cells from replicating

 

 

NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING BEE VENOM CAN

BE USED TO DESTROY HIV WHILE LEAVING THE

SURROUNDING CELLS INTACT

Nanoparticles containing bee venom can be used to destroy HIV while leaving the surrounding cells intact

 

 

THE SOVIET UNION CREATED A POISON CALLED C-2

THAT PHYSICALLY SHRANK PEOPLE, WEAKENED THEM

AND THEN KILLED THEM WITHIN 15 MINUTES

The Soviet Union created a poison called C-2 that physically shrank people, weakened them, and then killed them within 15 minutes

 

 

IF POISON IVY IS SMOKED, IT CAN CAUSE A RASH

ON THE INSIDE OF THE LUNGS AND EVEN

RESPIRATORY FAILURE

If poison ivy is smoked, it can cause a rash on the inside of the lungs and even respiratory failure

 


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