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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
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    The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
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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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    Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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    It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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