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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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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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    The whiter your tongue, the more germs there are on it.
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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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    Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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