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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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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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    20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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    Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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