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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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    Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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    Nearly 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    Your skin is actually an organ.
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    "Fish odor syndrome" is a rare genetic disorder that causes people to smell like rotten fish.
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    You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping!
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