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    Chocolate, sex, and laughter are all important for a healthy brain.
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    The male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester.
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    Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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    A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
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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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    Drinking watermelon juice before a workout helps reduce muscle soreness.
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    Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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    Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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