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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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    Flies are deaf.
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    Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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    Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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    Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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