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    A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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    People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
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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 get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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    A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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