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    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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    Laron Syndrome
    Laron Syndrome
    There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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    2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
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