‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.
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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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