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A tapeworm can live inside you for 30 years
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In case you needed a reason to cook your pork all the way through, tapeworms are aggressively tenacious freeloaders. Once a cyst is ingested, it hooks its terrifying little scolex into your intestinal wall and simply steals your nutrients as they float by. Left untreated, these flat nightmares can grow over 20 feet long and comfortably outlive your favorite pets.
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