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    You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
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    Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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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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    There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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