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Spitting Cobra
- From the archives of Discovery: The spitting cobra unleashes a venom toxic enough to kill a full-grown man in minutes. Learn more about the spitting cobra and African snakes in this video from Discovery.
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What Are the Odds? Shark Attack
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What are the odds you will be attacked by a shark? Learn more about odds in this video.
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FYI: Cockroaches
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Most people hate roaches, but these little bugs are the ultimate survivors. Learn what makes cockroaches tick by watching this video from the Discovery Channel.
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The Mysteries of the Octopus
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A marine biologist demystifies the octopus.
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Dirty Jobs: Mosquito Control
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Mosquito control is an important but difficult job. Learn more about the importance of mosquito control with this video from HowStuffWorks.
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Wild and Weird Rockets: Gila Monster
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The Gila Monster is probably the biggest homemade rocket you've ever seen in your life. Check it out in this video. Brought to you by the Discovery Channel.
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Growing Living Organs in a Lab
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U.S. researchers have grown a living and beating heart in a lab. Scientists from the University of Minnesota took hearts from dead rats and injected them with heart cells from newborn rats; the hearts then came to life. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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Cloning the Dead
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Cloning could potentially replace a lost loved one, though the clone would never be exactly the same as the original person.
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Can a Man Be Pregnant?
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Is a pregnant man actually possible? Watch this Reuters news video showing Thomas Beattie, an Oregon man (who was born a woman but kept the uterus) who according to at least one magazine and several pictures is pregnant and expecting in July 2008.
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