Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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We blink 25 times a minute.
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Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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"Fish odor syndrome" is a rare genetic disorder that causes people to smell like rotten fish.
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