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NASA has its astronauts consume clay to counteract the effects of weightlessness on their bones. This is because, due to other minerals in the clay, the calcium is absorbed by the body more readily than calcium alone.
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Using pine needles to brew tea has been show to be a good source of vitamin C (by the Soviets during the siege of Leningrad). It has also been said to prevent scurvy
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When actors have to shoot a cocaine snorting scene, they usually use lactose powder. If they are lactose intolerant, they use vitamin B powder
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Because of its extremely high levels of vitamin A, consuming a polar bear liver would surely kill you. Eskimos usually bury the liver after a hunt to keep their dogs from eating it
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In order to overdose on potassium, you would have to eat nearly 400 bananas in less than 30 seconds
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