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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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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
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    The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.
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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 human brain is insensitive to pain.
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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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    Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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