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    When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
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    Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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    Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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    Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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