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    Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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    Chocolate, sex, and laughter are all important for a healthy brain.
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    Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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    In Nepal, cow dung is used for medicinal purposes.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    According to one report, it would take 800 marijuana joints to kill a person - but the cause of death would be carbon monoxide poisoning.
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    The whiter your tongue, the more germs there are on it.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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