🌎 The naked mole-rat, native to East Africa, can survive for up to 18 minutes without oxygen by switching to a unique sugar-based metabolism. Unlike most mammals, it is also resistant to cancer and feels little pain from acid or capsaicin due to genetic adaptations in its nerve cells. ✨
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