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  2. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    However, members of one species of mayfly have an adult lifespan of as little as 5 minutes. [475] The daddy longlegs spider is not the most venomous spider in the world. Their fangs are capable of piercing human skin, but the tiny amount of venom they carry causes only a mild burning sensation for a few seconds. [476]

  3. Skin (American TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Skin is an American drama television series which aired at 9:00 p.m. Monday on Fox from October 20 to November 3, 2003. [1] It followed the tale of two teenagers who came from feuding families on opposite sides of the moral and legal spectrum.

  4. Autophagia - Wikipedia

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    Autophagia is the practice of biting/consuming one's body. It is a sub category of self-injurious behavior (SIB). [1] Commonly, it manifests in humans as nail biting and hair pulling. In rarer circumstances, it manifests as serious self mutilative behavior such as biting off one's fingers. [2] Autophagia affects both humans and non humans. [3]

  5. Human skin - Wikipedia

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    The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin.

  6. Pangolin - Wikipedia

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    At the time of birth, the scales are soft and white. After several days, they harden and darken to resemble those of an adult pangolin. During the vulnerable stage, the mother stays with her offspring in the burrow, nursing it, and wraps her body around it if she senses danger.

  7. BDSM - Wikipedia

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    In some BDSM sessions, the top exposes the bottom to a range of sensual experiences, such as pinching; biting; scratching with fingernails; erotic spanking; erotic electrostimulation; and the use of crops, whips, liquid wax, ice cubes, and Wartenberg wheels. [35] Fixation by handcuffs, ropes, or chains may occur. The repertoire of possible ...

  8. Nose picking - Wikipedia

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    Nose picking is an extremely widespread habit: some surveys indicate that it is almost universal, with people picking their nose on average about four times a day. [4] A 1995 study of nose picking, requesting information from 1,000 randomly selected adults from Wisconsin USA gathered 254 responses.

  9. Lesch–Nyhan syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The self-injury begins with biting of the lips and tongue; as the disease progresses, affected individuals frequently develop finger biting and headbanging. [14] The self-injury can increase during times of stress. Self-harm is a distinguishing characteristic of the disease and is apparent in 85% of affected males. [15]