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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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    25% of your bones are located in your feet.
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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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    When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
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    Women have a better sense of smell than men.
    Women have a better sense of smell than men.
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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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