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    Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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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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    A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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