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Are Cockroaches Good for Your Health?

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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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    our episode. Be sure to check out these
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Are Cockroaches Good for Your Health?
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