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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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    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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    Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day!
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    There are 206 bones in the human body!
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    When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
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    About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
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    Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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