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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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    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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    On average, women have always lived longer than men.
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    Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.
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    Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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    Every cigarette smoked cuts at least five minutes of life on average, which is roughly the time it takes to smoke one cigarette.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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