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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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    Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
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    The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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    Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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    The Most Toxic Substance Currently Known Is Botox
    The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin, otherwise known as Botox. One hundred nanograms is enough to kill a fully grown man; 1 kilogram would be enough to wipe out the entire human race.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.
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    A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
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