[Ambient Intro]

[Reporter]: Hey guys, 
so today we're

talking about cockroaches again!

[sound of disgust], grouse!

Wait, wait, why are most of us grossed out

by these little guys 
when we should be thanking

these crazy critters?

At least people in China are,

in fact did you know 
right now there are over 100 buildings

in China that are raising roaches?

Why you ask?

Because people are making money

from selling them of course!

A business that makes nothing but money,

is a cockroach business.

I'd like to live as a poor man 
with lots of cockroaches.

There are people who have money 
and people who raise cockroaches.

I know what you're thinking, 
who would wanna buy

a thousand cockroaches?

I do!

It turns out that people

aren't just buying them as pets

to have crawl around their house

or turn into cyber roaches,

they're buying them to make

medical powder!

This is how it works.

Farmers boil them.

Dry them.

Then smash them into a powdered product.

Quite sad really, poor little guys.

But you can't blame them.

Surprisingly, researchers are looking into

whether chemicals in cockroach powder

can help cure

hair loss, cancer, and even HIV!

Cockroaches are amazing!

Period.

So it's no wonder humans want 
some of that mojo!

Did you know cockroaches can

hold their breath for up to 30 minutes?
[Flip]

Run up to 3 miles per hour? [Flip]

Can live over a week with their head? 
[Flip]

They like beer, and [flip] originated more

than 250 million years ago!

If you need a reference,

hit up my boy Wang Fu Ming,

he currently has a farm with over

10 million roaches!

Wow!

[several amazement clicking sounds]

Blows my mind it does!

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