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  2. Andreas Mihavecz - Wikipedia

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    As Mihavecz's cell was in the basement, nobody could hear his screams. He survived by ingesting condensed water from the walls and eventually lost 24 kg (53 pounds) of weight. [2] [3] Eighteen days later on 19 April, an officer who had unrelated business in the basement opened his cell after noticing the stench that was emanating from it. [4]

  3. Rule of threes (survival) - Wikipedia

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    One person was purported to survive 7 days in the desert, 6 of these without water, without suffering heat stroke as the temperature reached no higher than 103.2 °F (39.6 °C) during his ordeal. [9] However, he had reached the third stage of dehydration, which is 80-90% fatal; this likely represents an upper limit of survival at high temperatures.

  4. Anhydrous - Wikipedia

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    Typically anhydrous solvents will contain approximately 10 ppm of water and will increase in wetness if they are not properly stored. Organic solutions can be dried using a range of drying agents . Typically following a workup the organic extract is dried using magnesium sulfate or a similar drying agent to remove most remaining water.

  5. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say ... - AOL

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    People are ingesting borax. Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs ...

  6. Liquid diet - Wikipedia

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    A liquid diet usually helps provide sufficient hydration, helps maintain electrolyte balance, and is often prescribed for people when solid food diets are not recommended, such as for people who suffer with gastrointestinal illness or damage, or before or after certain types of medical tests or surgeries involving the mouth or the digestive tract.

  7. Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia

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    Water as a compound is cosmically abundant, although much of it is in the form of vapor or ice. Subsurface liquid water is considered likely or possible on several of the outer moons: Enceladus (where geysers have been observed), Europa, Titan, and Ganymede. Earth and Titan are the only worlds currently known to have stable bodies of liquid on ...

  8. Drinking - Wikipedia

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    A daily intake of water is required for the normal physiological functioning of the human body. The USDA recommends a daily intake of total water: not necessarily by drinking but by consumption of water contained in other beverages and foods. The recommended intake is 3.7 liters (appx. 1 gallon) per day for an adult male, and 2.7 liters (appx ...

  9. Drink - Wikipedia

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    Water is the world's most consumed drink, [27] however, 97% of water on Earth is non-drinkable salt water. [28] Fresh water is found in rivers, lakes, wetlands, groundwater, and frozen glaciers. [29] Less than 1% of the Earth's fresh water supplies are accessible through surface water and underground sources which are cost effective to retrieve ...