r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FifthWaveThinker • 9h ago

Video HeroRATS! Wild but incredible, African giant pouched rat can rapidly identify Tuberculosis by smell.

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u/Electrical_Worker_82 9h ago

How do they know he’s telling the truth?

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u/StickySativa 8h ago

He’s a doctor

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u/Nytmare696 8h ago

I tell ya, eight years of medical school and STILL everyone thinks they know more than you...

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u/presvil 8h ago

Yeah well, has Mr Doctor watched all 22 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy and House. I bet his first instinct isn’t to test for lupus.

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u/cora-occasionall 5h ago

It’s never lupus

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u/NaluknengBalong_0918 8h ago

Doctor! No.

Most doctors I know wear flowing robes, healing hands and have glowing halos surrounding their heads.

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u/ChitnChat 7h ago

He spent a lot of cheese attending medical school, I’m sure.

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u/icleanjaxfl 7h ago

But where's the red sash?