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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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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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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    According to a study conducted by the University of South Carolina, Marijuana can be used to reduce inflammation and treat autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, lupus, colitis, and multiple sclerosis.
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    Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
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