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    Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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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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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    According to a study conducted by the University of South Carolina, Marijuana can be used to reduce inflammation and treat autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, lupus, colitis, and multiple sclerosis.
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    From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
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