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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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    The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    The human brain is insensitive to pain.
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    Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!
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