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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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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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    About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    Pain travels through your body at 350 ft. per second.
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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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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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