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    If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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    Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones!
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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
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    The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
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