Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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Drinking banana milkshake is a perfect cure for hangover.
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In older people, memory is best early in the morning and then declines during the late afternoon.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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