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[Aurora Firestorm]

Vitamin A will kill you if you consume too much, because it's a fat-soluble vitamin, while beta carotene (a substance that your body processes into Vitamin A) is water-soluble and thus you can have as much as you'd like and the excess is just excreted in urine.

On that note, polar bear liver has so much Vitamin A that people die from eating it.

 

[4RM3D]

The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.

Damn your face.

I'm now looking up horrific parasites because while this is disturbing as fuck it's also interesting as fuck.

Goodbye food. Hello nightmares.

At your service:
http://www.cracked.com/article_17199_the-7-most-horrifying-parasites-planet.html

And while I am at it:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html

Any other requests?

PS. The parasite in the photo also makes an appearance in the top 7.

 

[Micalas]

The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.

That is probably the wierdist thing I have ever seen.

What makes it wierder is probably the fact that the litle parasite looks like it has a self-congratulatory smile on his smug face and his front "legs" make it look like he's rubbing them together as he thinks about his next evil plan.

 

[FamoFunk]

The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.

Amazing, weird and scary all rolled in to one. I'm going to Google about this.

 

[Pyramid Head]

At some point, an American president stupid enough to make a random tax cut and not support the American automotive industry at the time when the European and Asian automotive industries were almost done rebuilding after World War 2 actually had a noticable enough drop in intelligence and function to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Or if that doesn't count, wolf packs have been known to dig trenches similar traps and set up ambushes when dealing with large prey.

 

[Estranged180]

In Watkins Glen NY, it is illegal to walk your pet giraffe down the main street.

There exists a $500 fine in California for (and I'm not making this up) 'molesting a butterfly'.

 

[SEPECAT]

I can copy cracked.com too! The moray eel is like the alien from Alien! Let's try to cut down on the info gained from cracked. Yes, the tongue-isopod is weird, but I knew that one before I read the article. More sources plz!

Mine: Hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs.
Electric eels are not actually eels, they're a type of knifefish.
Spiciness can be measured, it's the amount of capsaicin in a food.

 

[ffs-dontcare]

Y'know that vertical line above your upper lip and below your nose?

That's called the philtrum.

 

[Vausch]

Hitler was a vegetarian.

From a complete stop, a human can outrun a formula one race car for about 30 feet.

"Luke, I am your father" is the most misquoted line in film history.

Christmas comes from the Pagan Holiday Saturnalia. In fact, the star on the tree is supposed to be a sun, as it was Saturn who pulled the sun along with his chariot.

 

[Christopher Dudgeon]

It is still legal to Kill a Scotsman within the city walls of York with a Bow and Arrow!

 

[Dinosaur_Face]

Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you, note that this phobia is fictional and appeared in "The Far Side" by Gary Larson

 

[4RM3D]

It is still legal to Kill a Scotsman within the city walls of York with a Bow and Arrow!

Lol. You would think someone would have exploited this loophole.

 

[nameless023]

Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, did so accidently whilst chasing a bird.

The first person to prove cow?s milk is drinkable was very very thirsty.

According to most advanced algorithms, the world?s best name is Craig.


... I'm sorry, I just finished Portal 2 and I had to do this

 

[feebstalicious93]

Belly button lint comes from your underwear
fly larvae helps to heal wounds quicker
Natural animal explosions can occur for a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. The explosion was reported to have splattered blood and whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders, and cars.

 

[TheOneBearded]

Guess who sang the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas first.
It was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz...and she is pretty hot when she gets older.
Totally blew my mind when I saw her in the movie and then a picture of her later in her life.

 

[Tharwen]

It's possible for a human to survive unprotected in the vacuum of space for up to around 2 minutes. You don't lose much heat because there's nothing for it to conduct to and the body is tough enough not to immediately die from the pressure difference.

After about 30 seconds, however, the blood vessels in your skin will begin to burst, and of course you'll asphyxiate. You'll also get extremely bad sunburn if you're anywhere near a star.

 

[thelustyargoniandude]

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words. This is easily one of my favorite words and facts.

 

[superdelux]

Belly button lint comes from your underwear
fly larvae helps to heal wounds quicker
Natural animal explosions can occur for a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. The explosion was reported to have splattered blood and whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders, and cars.

You have achieved the legendary quintuple post my friend.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Belly button lint comes from your underwear
fly larvae helps to heal wounds quicker
Natural animal explosions can occur for a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. The explosion was reported to have splattered blood and whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders, and cars.

That is the first time I've ever seen a sextuple post. Fucking awesome.

OT: Shouting your question with the preface "Gun to your head..." while pointing your index finger and your middle finger at someone's head in the shape of a gun is an appropriate way to get their true answer and, occasionally, a fist to the face.

You may leave someone within the first 5 minutes (300 seconds, act fast) of any date for whatever reason, you simply say "I'm going to have to Lemon Law" and leave. The Lemon Law, it's a thing.

I am better than every single one of you and everyone you know and love by several country miles.