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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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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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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It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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