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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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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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    Having sex can make a woman look younger and more attractive due to the release of estrogen and collagen.
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    Bearing a male child can alter a woman's brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life, making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system.
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    Phobatrivaphobia is fear of trivia about phobias.
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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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