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It has been shown that if you scare or threaten a Horned Toad it actually squirts blood from its own eyes to attempt to protect itself and distract his predator! But don’t feel bad for the toad, it doesn’t hurt him at all, it just gives him time so he can hop away.

Baby Horny [toad]

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Calcified arteries were found in nearly a third of people who slept fewer than five hours a night.
This dropped to around one in 10 for those who slept an extra hour, the Journal of the American Medical Association study of 495 adults found.

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Blood From Mosquito Identifies Car Thief

Police in Finland caught a car thief using blood found in a mosquito.
Finding the car in Seinaejoki, north of Helsinki, police saw that the mosquito had recently sucked blood and decided to send the insect for analysis.
The DNA found from laboratory tests matched a man on the police register.
The suspect denies stealing the car and [...]

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The Color of Blood

“In humans and other hemoglobin-using creatures, oxygenated blood is a bright red in color. Deoxygenated blood is a darker shade of red, which can be seen during blood donation and when venous blood samples are taken. However, due to an optical effect caused by the way in which light penetrates through the skin, veins typically [...]

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Multipurpose Lungs

“The lungs in a human body are not just used for respiration. They can also filter out small clots in veins.”
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