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    Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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    By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    When a person dies, hearing is usually the last sense to go.
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