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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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    One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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    Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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    Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
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    Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    The average person can live for eleven days without water, assuming an average temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit.
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