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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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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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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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