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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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    Laron Syndrome
    Laron Syndrome
    There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.
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    There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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    20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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    You inhale about 700,000 of your own skin flakes each day.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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    Witzelsucht
    Witzelsucht
    There's a neurological condition called Witzelsucht, which causes the affected person to constantly make puns, jokes, and sexual comments in inappropriate situations.
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    35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
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