12 Disgusting Things That Are Valuable as Hell
![12 Disgusting Things That Are Valuable as Hell](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/7/897917_320x180.jpg)
Welcome to the world of the weird and the wonderful, where the disgusting and the outrageous can be worth an absolutely amazing amount of money. From civet poop to whale poop, from horseshoe crab blood to sea silk, from cheese to coffee, from bull semen to scorpion venom, from horse semen to bears in bear bile farms, from totoaba bladders to lorises in the illegal wildlife trade - all of these things have one thing in common: they are worth an incredible amount of money.
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In this list, we will explore 12 of the most amazingly disgusting things that are worth amazing amounts of money. We’ll take a look at why they are so valuable, and how they are being used or exploited by extremely unscrupulous people (with very strong stomachs). So, if you’re ready to be disgusted, amazed, and maybe even a little bit appalled, then let’s dive right in.
Scorpion venom: probably worth way more than its weight in gold.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE SCORPION VENOM The venom from scorpions can be worth up to $10 million a liter, and it's used in things like makeup and medicine. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/9/896609.jpg)
Expensive, rare, and exclusive: sea silk.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE MOLLUSK SECRETIONS Sea silk is an incredibly rare and expensive fabric made from fibers taken from giant mollusks. There are only about 60 items made from it in the world. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/1/896611.jpg)
Lorises exploited for profit.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE LORIS TEARS Illegal wildlife trade is putting lorises (a primate species) in danger, with thousands of them being taken each year for use in traditional Asian medicine and to be sold as pets. In particular, their tears are sought after for love potions. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/0/896610.jpg)
Big Star’s semen: $4.7 million a gallon.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE HORSE SEMEN A gallon of prize stud Big Star's top- quality semen is worth a whopping $4.7 million. Tubes containing just 150 to 200 million sperm cells can cost thousands of dollars. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/3/896613.jpg)
Expensive bladders.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE FISH PISS Back in 2011, Greenpeace Asia reported that a single totoaba bladder could be sold for the equivalent of around $137,000 at the time. Totoaba bladders were considered investments, you see. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/2/896612.jpg)
Expensive blood, big profits.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE CRAB BLOOD The pharmaceutical industry spends around $50 million every year on horseshoe crab blood, which costs about $15,000 for each quart. It's enormously valuable for its unique immunological properties. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/8/896608.jpg)
Civet poop coffee: $80 a cup.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE CIVET POOP COFFEE Kopi luwak is the world's most expensive coffee, and it's made from coffee beans that have been eaten and then pooped out by the civet, a cat-like animal. A single cup of this coffee can cost up to $80 in the U.S. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/7/896607.jpg)
Illegal cheese, expensive price.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE MAGGOT CHEESE Casu marzu is a maggot-ridden cheese from Sardinia, Italy. It's so dangerous to your health that it's illegal to buy or sell it. It can cost up to $100 per pound, because it's extremely rare (and apparently delicious). CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/5/896605.jpg)
Bull semen: Canada’s most valuable export?
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE BULL SEMEN Canada exports a lot of bull semen (A.K.A white gold) every year, worth more than $100 million. Some of the most popular semen comes from a few special bulls, and half a cup of it can be worth up to $50,000. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/6/896606.jpg)
Cruelty in a coffin.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE BEAR PUKE Bears in China's bear bile farms are kept in cages that are so small they are like coffins. They are not able to move around much, and are subjected to cruel and inhumane methods to get their bile, which is used to treat some medical conditions in humans. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/3/896603.jpg)
Bat poop: the ultimate fertilizer.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE BAT POOP For thousands of years, people have been using guano, which is the poop of bats or seabirds, as a great fertilizer. It's even better than most animal manures you can get, because it has a higher level of nitrogen. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/4/896604.jpg)
Whale poop: worth a fortune.
![GROSS BUT VALUABLE WHALE KARLAS POOP Ambergris, which is a type of whale dung, is highly sought after by perfumers and can be found on some beaches. It can be worth up to $27 per gram, and a single find can be worth over a million dollars. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/2/896602.jpg)