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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 third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
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    Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!
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    Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
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    Vicks inhalers can cause you to test positive for Meth on drug tests.
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    Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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