Scary things nobody knows about blood

Using blood as an alternative to eggs in dishes, beautifying by bathing in the blood, using women's blood as love charms . is the horrible, creepy things that humans have done with our life-sustaining liquid.

Blood accounts for about 7% of the total body weight and plays an essential role, determining human survival. Blood performs many functions at the same time such as respiration, excretion, protection, nutritional supply, regulating body temperature and body activity . There are still many interesting and even creepy facts about this unique liquid.

1. Former Soviet scientists have kept amputated dog heads with an artificial blood circulation system. The amputated dog heads then wiggle, the ears react to the noises and can lick their lips.

2. The heart of the person creates enough pressure to shoot blood up to 9 meters away. Throughout life, it will pump 48 million gallons (about 181.7 million liters) of blood throughout the body.

3. Nordic food cafe (Nordic Food Laboratory) in Copenhagen, Denmark uses blood as an alternative to eggs. Specialties of the restaurant include blood pancakes, blood sugar crackers and blood cream.

4. Horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes into the mouths of predatory enemies. Acting as a defense mechanism, blood splashes are very uncomfortable, blocking the step of the animals trying to attack the lizard. This mechanism occurs through increasing pressure in the sinus cavity until the blood vessels in their eyes burst, shooting at the predator with the same precision as a sniper rifle.

5. The 16th century Germans believed that drinking blood would bring many health benefits. They paid to buy fresh blood cups at executions and treat executioners as healers.

6. Anti-aging method of Countess Elizabeth Bathory , famous for being beautiful and cruel, including bathing in the blood of virgins. She was nicknamed the "Countess of the Blood" after killing 650 women in medieval Hungary.

7. In an effort to show his piety, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein created a Koran written in his own blood. For more than 2 years, he has extracted 26 liters of blood from his body to complete the book.

8. Haemolacria syndrome is a rare disease that causes the patient to cry blood. The disease can proceed spontaneously, with blood dripping from the eyes several times a day.

9. Folk experiences in many cultures around the world have mentioned the use of women's blood vessels as love charms . Unintentionally consuming this blood during meals without knowing it, is thought to work to fascinate the "enchanted" object .

10. The noble house of the 15th century Vlad III ate the bread dipped in blood from the victims killed by him. He claimed that he wanted to taste the taste of life. Vlad III thus became the inspiration for novelist Bram Stoker to build the fictional character of the vampire Dracula .