Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!
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Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.
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It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Only 1% of bacteria cause disease in humans!
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