‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
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The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day!
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Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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