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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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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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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.
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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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    A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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