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    Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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    If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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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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    Wearing tight pants can lead to impotence in men.
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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    We blink 25 times a minute.
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    The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
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