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    YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Jun 08, 2022 9 minutes
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    … WHAT IS AN AMBIVERT?

    … DOES EATING SPICY FOOD GIVE ME ACID REFLUX?

    …WHAT IS PHANTOM VIBRATION SYNDROME?

    …WHAT IS A SQUALL LINE?

    … DOES MASSAGE WORK?

    … HOW DOES A QUEEN BEE GET TO BE QUEEN?

    … WHAT IS VERTICAL FARMING?

    … WHAT IS SLEEP INERTIA?

    … WHY DO DOGS LOOK LIKE THEIR OWNERS?

    … WHY ARE BISCUITS SO ADDICTIVE?

    … HOW DOES FOG FORM?

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    QUESTION OF THE MONTH

    CHRIS HAMER, LONDON

    IF YOU WERE SWALLOWED WHOLE BY A VERY LARGE ANIMAL, HOW LONG WOULD YOU REMAIN ALIVE FOR AND WHAT WOULD YOU DIE OF?

    In 2014, Discovery Channel aired a controversial documentary where the presenter attempted to get eaten alive by a six-metre anaconda, while wearing a protective suit. The snake attacked, but the stunt was halted before the man was swallowed, since he was in danger of having his arm broken by the anaconda’s constricting coils. Anacondas will always suffocate their prey to death first before swallowing it, since it would be dangerous to have a live deer or tapir kicking in the stomach. Even

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