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    It is almost impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It is a defense mechanism that has evolved to protect our eyes from bacteria and debris.
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    We blink 25 times a minute.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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    Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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    About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
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