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    Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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    Men have larger hearts; women's hearts beat faster.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    The human brain is insensitive to pain.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day!
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