Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .
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When you look up at the blue sky and see white dots flying around, you’re actually seeing your own white blood cells.
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Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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