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    You would need to smoke between 20,000-40,000 joints to be at risk of dying of a THC overdose.
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    Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
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    Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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    About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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    One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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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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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
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