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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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    Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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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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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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