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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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    When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
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    40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
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    The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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