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    In the average lifetime a person will breath in about 44 pounds of dust.
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    Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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    More people have a phobia of frogs than rats.
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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
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