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    Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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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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    Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
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    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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    Smokers get ten times more wrinkles than non-smokers.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day!
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    A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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