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    Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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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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    Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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    Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
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    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    The human testicles can produce 1,500 sperm during every heartbeat.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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