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    The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days.
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    You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping!
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    Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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    Laron Syndrome
    Laron Syndrome
    There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.
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    Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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 thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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