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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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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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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    More people have a phobia of frogs than rats.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
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