Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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While 7 men in 100 have some form of color blindness, only 1 woman in 1,000 suffers from it.
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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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