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    Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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    India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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    Laughing could dramatically improve your health – and be as good for you as a deep state of meditation, researchers have found.
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    Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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    "Fish odor syndrome" is a rare genetic disorder that causes people to smell like rotten fish.
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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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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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    Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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