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    A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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    Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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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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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    The first patented condom was meant to be reused!
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