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One Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic To Steak
Some tick bites can leave something behind: an immune reaction to alpha-gal, a sugar found in beef, pork and lamb.
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frozen pole · tongue stuck · licking frozen metal · why tongue sticks to metal · heat conduction · winter science
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Licking frozen metal can leave your tongue stuck to it. Metal pulls heat out of your tongue so fast that your saliva freezes almost instantly and locks into tiny bumps and scratches. Wood pulls heat away slowly, so it rarely happens on a wooden post. Never put your tongue on frozen metal.
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Why A Stuck Coin Battery Burns Your Throat From Inside
A coin battery has no sharp edges, but if it gets stuck in the esophagus, wet tissue completes its circuit.
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Why Your Seatbelt Locks When You Yank It
Pull a seatbelt slowly and it glides out, but yank it and it locks right away.
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