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    In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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    The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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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 person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    Vicks inhalers can cause you to test positive for Meth on drug tests.
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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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    Your skin is actually an organ.
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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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