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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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    Your skin is actually an organ.
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    Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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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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    You would need to smoke between 20,000-40,000 joints to be at risk of dying of a THC overdose.
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    You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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