On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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