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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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    It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
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