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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    The average person can live for eleven days without water, assuming an average temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit.
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    About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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    The Most Toxic Substance Currently Known Is Botox
    The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin, otherwise known as Botox. One hundred nanograms is enough to kill a fully grown man; 1 kilogram would be enough to wipe out the entire human race.
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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
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    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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    Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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