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    Nearly 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home.
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    Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
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    Drinking banana milkshake is a perfect cure for hangover.
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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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    Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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