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    The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
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    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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    Exercise: Makes You More Productive and Happier All Day After Exercising
    Exercising makes you both more productive and happier for the rest of the day. Thanks to the release of brain chemicals, it improves your brain function and memory, and the positive effect lasts for the entire day.
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    You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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    One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
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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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