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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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    Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.
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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.
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    You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping!
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    The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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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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    When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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