Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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