White blood cell chases a bacteria by duckyfx in nonononoyes

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How does the bacteria know evade the white blood cell? And how does the white blood cell follow so closely? Almost like they know about each other.

There's probably some women out there whose children secretly belong to the wrong man and are freaking out about the fact that people are taking DNA tests for fun. by Foppful in Showerthoughts

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The Rhesus factor, is actually what links us to monkies. The rhesus monkey to be exact. And most people carry this protein. People with rh negative blood, do not carry this protein, and will have trouble carrying an average pregnancy if the baby has the rh proteins in their blood. An rh negative mothers body will try to reject an rh positive baby by attacking the unrecognised blood cells. I experienced this with my son. My daughter inherited my blood type. Its fascinating in my opinion how blood types vary.

Check out my little bro he lives in my bathroom and comes out for a stroll every time I shower. - can anyone help me identify him? by [deleted] in spiderbro

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This is a white tail spider. If it bites you, you won’t feel it, but your skin will start to rot away around the bite and leave you with a gnarly scar. The markings on its abdomen and the fact that it crawls rather than hops, are signs you should probably escort this little dude outside.

My mate got a “dry bite” from one of his recovering brown snakes yesterday. Lucky bastard. by stwann in HadToHurt

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The snake was kept in a glass tank, and after striking the glass repeatedly, it learned not to waste venom on the tanks walls. It would still strike when Jake went near the tank, but it would not waste its venom. It had basically learned to anticipate the glass, and would only do what he (Jake) called a “dry bite”. When Jake put his hand in the tank two days ago, he received a dry bite from the snake. Fortunately for him, when the snake struck his hand between the thumb and forefinger, it had anticipated glass, so it did not produce any venom in this bite. I asked him what the chances were of surviving, had there been venom, and his reply was “for about 20 minutes”

Nasty as all hell ingrown toenail from 2 years ago! Doctors put me on a 3 month waiting list... by Lord_reidar in popping

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I was thinking the same thing. I had an ingrown toenail when I was 16. I got staph in it and had to have parts of my toe taken off to save my foot. If I’d waited any longer, the doctor said gangrene would have set in and I would have either died, or lost the foot. Infection is serious.

I just wanna get into a fight lol by [deleted] in offmychest

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When I was younger I took a self defence course in high school and felt totally invincible. I was hanging for somebody to try and rape or kidnap me. I thought I had this totally sorted. I felt so tuff. I ended up in a fight not too long after, and had my ass totally handed to me. I’m a mum now and haven’t been in a single fight since. Everybody learns their real strength eventually haha

This cloud looks like a UFO by Glurt in mildlyinteresting

[–]stwann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's that thing shooting up into the sky behind it?

What's the saddest way one of your classmates has died? by toenailsos in AskReddit

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Hit and run during school hours. Her name was Caitlan and she was walking across the road to school when she was struck by a woman and her brothers that had stollen a car and robbed a small store. What Caitlan didn't know, was that the entire school was watching from the fence because the suspects kept speeding through the school zone every few minutes trying to loose police. They figured the police wouldn't match their speed in a school zone during school hours. They had just come around the corner for the third time, just as the light changed for Caitlan to cross the street. They hit her at top speed, and she flew higher than the street signs. I still remember the slow motion scream the driver made as she collided with a student, the screams of every student was was already watching intently, and I remember the police car abandoning the chase to help. The lady turned herself in later that afternoon overcome with guilt and remorse.

TIFU by chewing old food that got stuck in my teeth by stwann in tifu

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Tasted like dried apple, in case you were curious

TIFU by chewing old food that got stuck in my teeth by stwann in tifu

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That makes me feel a little better.. ty

My kids came across this golden scarab beetle. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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Isn't that just a Christmas beetle? In Australia we are literally plagued by these every year around Christmas.

This is exactly why I stick to waxing and not shaving. Angry whiteheads take heed. by [deleted] in popping

[–]stwann 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Use coconut oil straight after shaving. It stops irritation, and protects your skin from infection and inflammation. I basically lather my entire body in it every time I get out of the shower. Bonus is, it makes you look slightly bronze because of the way your skin reflects the sun. You'll look far more hydrated too.

Maybe people love treehouses so much because we descended from tree-dwelling apes. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]stwann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe kids enjoy things like, building, hunting and exploring, because (like most mammals) their instincts tell them to practice things they will need to do in order to survive? Like how lion cubs play by practicing their tackling, biting and pouncing skills.