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    If you were to roll a lung from a human body and out flat it would be the size of a tennis court.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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    A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.
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    Witzelsucht
    Witzelsucht
    There's a neurological condition called Witzelsucht, which causes the affected person to constantly make puns, jokes, and sexual comments in inappropriate situations.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
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    When a person dies, hearing is usually the last sense to go.
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