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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    The male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester.
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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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    Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
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