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    About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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    Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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    In Japan, condoms are commonly sold 'door to door'!
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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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    A new parent will lose about 1055.6 hours of sleep in the first year of their child's life - almost 44 days!
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