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What happens when you are bitten by a cobra
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What happens when you are bitten by a cobra

Cobra venom can attack the nervous system, cause infection and disturb the heart rhythm, causing death in less than an hour if not treated promptly.

December 18, 2018
Potential illness behind the kiss
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Potential illness behind the kiss

Kissing others can result from mild illnesses such as oral herpes to more serious problems such as viral or mumps meningitis.

December 18, 2018
People lie best at a young age
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People lie best at a young age

According to a new study by the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), adolescence is the most lie age, but the ages of 18-29 are the most successful lie phases.

December 18, 2018
Things are only available in Italy
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Things are only available in Italy

500,000 Italians go to see fortune telling every year, police use Lamborghini cars to capture or mafia revenues of 7% of GDP are absolutely real things in the country of…

December 18, 2018
Why do people mistake the names of relatives?
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Why do people mistake the names of relatives?

If you've mistakenly named your brothers and sisters or even accidentally called a family member by the name of the dog you adopted, rest assured that this phenomenon is…

December 18, 2018
The origin of the legend
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The origin of the legend

The Chinese conceive that a person who suffers a catastrophic death, is not buried, and buried for a long time without rotting may turn into an examination, returning to…

December 18, 2018