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    You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
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    Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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    Sitting straight upright in your chair is bad for your back. You should instead slouch at an angle of 135 degrees.
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    One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet!
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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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    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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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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