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today we are talking about cockroaches

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disgusted laugh. Gross!

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wait wait.

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why are people grossed out by these guys

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when we should be thanking these critters

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at least people in China are. There are

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over 100 buildings in China raising

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roaches. Why you ask? because people are

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making money from selling them.

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I know what you are thinking. Who would

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want to buy 1,000 cockroaches? I do!

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people are just buying them to turn into

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pets or cyber roaches. They are buying

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them to make medical powder! This is how

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it works. Farmers boil them, dry them and

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smash them into a powdered product.

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You can't blame them. Surprisingly,

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researchers are looking into whether

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chemicals in cockroach powder can help

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cure hair loss, cancer, and even HIV.

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Cockroaches are amazing!

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So, it's no wonder why humans want some

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of that mojo. Did you know cockroaches can

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hold their breathe for up to 30 minutes.

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Run up to 3mph and live over a week

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without their head! They like beer and

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originated more than 250 million years

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ago! If you need a reference hit up my boy

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Wang. He currently has a farm with over

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10 million roaches, wow!

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Blows my mind, it does.

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Alright guys well that is the end of

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