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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
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    The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
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    Red, Yellow, and Orange Stimulate Appetite
    The colors red, yellow and orange are not recommended for use in kitchens if you're trying to lose weight as they are known to stimulate appetite.
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    Laughing could dramatically improve your health – and be as good for you as a deep state of meditation, researchers have found.
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    Men have larger hearts; women's hearts beat faster.
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