If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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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 first patented condom was meant to be reused!
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Sitting straight upright in your chair is bad for your back. You should instead slouch at an angle of 135 degrees.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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