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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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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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    35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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    Applying vodka to your face helps tighten your pores and can reduce the risk of acne breakouts.
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    Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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    We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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