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    Tap water in Canada is held to a higher health standard than bottled water.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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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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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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