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    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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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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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
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    Drinking watermelon juice before a workout helps reduce muscle soreness.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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    Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.
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