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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
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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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    The average person can live for eleven days without water, assuming an average temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    Vaccines contain formaldehyde, ethylene glycol (antifreeze), phenol (disinfectant / pesticide), and aluminum.
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    One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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