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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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    Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
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    In the average lifetime a person will breath in about 44 pounds of dust.
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