Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
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One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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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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If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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