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    When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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    40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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    Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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