Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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The male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester.
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The right lung takes in more air than the left.
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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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