There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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On average, women have always lived longer than men.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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