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    An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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    Those who get out of bed by 7am are more likely to be thinner and happier.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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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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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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    Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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