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    A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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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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    In Nepal, cow dung is used for medicinal purposes.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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    Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.
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