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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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    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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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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    When a person dies, hearing is usually the last sense to go.
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    Kissing an infection-free partner is good for your teeth!
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    People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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