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    A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
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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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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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    Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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    The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime!
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    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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