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    Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08!
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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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    The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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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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