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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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3
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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5
Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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7
If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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8
You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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10
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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12
Caffeine boosts memory.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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14
You can start a fire with ice.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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16
If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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