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    If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    A new parent will lose about 1055.6 hours of sleep in the first year of their child's life - almost 44 days!
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    Vicks inhalers can cause you to test positive for Meth on drug tests.
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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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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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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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    One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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