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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
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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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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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