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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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    If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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    The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Laughing could dramatically improve your health – and be as good for you as a deep state of meditation, researchers have found.
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