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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
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    The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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    Oenophobia is the Fear of wines.
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    When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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    Happiness is Contagious
    Happiness is Contagious
    Happiness and stress are contagious; surrounding yourself with happier people will make you happier too.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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