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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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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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    About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
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    A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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    The male fetus is capable of attaining an erection during the last trimester.
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