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    Benefits of Kindness
    Benefits of Kindness
    Acts of kindness make us happier and healthier.
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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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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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    Laron Syndrome
    Laron Syndrome
    There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.
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    The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime!
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    In older people, memory is best early in the morning and then declines during the late afternoon.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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