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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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    More people have a phobia of frogs than rats.
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    We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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    You inhale about 700,000 of your own skin flakes each day.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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    The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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