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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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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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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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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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    An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
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    Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.
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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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