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    Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
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    Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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    The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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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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    The male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester.
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    Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
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