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    Men get hiccups more often than women.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Men have larger hearts; women's hearts beat faster.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.
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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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    A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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