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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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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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    ‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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    Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
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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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    It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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