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Young Egyptian Finds Fortune in Scorpions
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Posted on 12/08/2020 3:00:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
Several years ago, a young Egyptian man abandoned his degree in archaeology to hunt scorpions in the country’s deserts and shores, extracting their venom for medicinal use.
At just 25 years old, Mohamed Hamdy Boshta is now the owner of the Cairo Venom Company - a project housing 80,000 scorpions in various farms across Egypt as well as a range of snakes, also kept for their venom.
Caught using a coloured UV light, the scorpions are exposed to a tiny electric current to stimulate the release of the venom, one gram of which can produce between 20,000 and 50,000 doses of antivenom.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: egyptlscorpion; venom
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To: nickcarraway
This is a really toxic subject.
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12/08/2020 3:07:13 PM PST
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muglywump
(Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
To: nickcarraway
I just hope he’s wearing a mask when catching scorpions in the desert.
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12/08/2020 3:09:34 PM PST
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EEGator
To: EEGator
Or at least social distancing
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12/08/2020 3:11:02 PM PST
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BipolarBob
(You can always pay half the poor to kill the other half. - Boss Tweed, Gangs of New York)
To: BipolarBob
Considering he’s got them on his face in the article, I imagine social distancing takes care of itself. ;)
To: nickcarraway
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12/08/2020 3:15:50 PM PST
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12/08/2020 3:18:16 PM PST
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glasseye
("If you don't fire that prosecutor, you ain't black." -Joe Biden)
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12/08/2020 3:20:18 PM PST
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To: nickcarraway
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Forgot to delete it before hitting Send.
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12/08/2020 3:21:55 PM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
That excuse only works in Pennsyvania.
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12/08/2020 3:23:32 PM PST
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ptsal
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To: nickcarraway
Mike Rowe could do a show.
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12/08/2020 3:25:10 PM PST
by
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To: ptsal
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12/08/2020 3:27:09 PM PST
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12/08/2020 3:28:00 PM PST
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BenLurkin
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12/08/2020 3:32:15 PM PST
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EEGator
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12/08/2020 3:43:58 PM PST
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timestax
To: nickcarraway
He needs to go BIG!
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12/08/2020 3:44:19 PM PST
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12/08/2020 3:45:15 PM PST
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12/08/2020 4:00:25 PM PST
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Tax-chick
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