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A Foul-Smelling Life-Saver?

Hydrogen sulfide, the chemical compound that causes the sulfurous odor of rotten eggs, also significantly improves the survival of rats that have lost extreme amounts of blood, a first-of-its kind study has shown.

Who Knew Living Forever Would Smell So Bad?

OK, now this one's weird: The toxic gas that's responsible for making sewers and rotten eggs so stinky produces a suspended-animation-like state in mice.

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