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Why do humans have to cook their food? Animals in the wild can eat raw meat or meat that's been sitting out for a while spoiling in the sun,and never get sick from salmonella ,yet if something is 2 days past its date,or not cooked to a certain temp., we get sick.

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Why do humans have to cook their food? Animals in the wild can eat raw meat or meat that's been sitting out for a while spoiling in the sun,and never get sick from salmonella ,yet if something is 2 days past its date,or not cooked to a certain temp., we get sick.	1