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    You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
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    The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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