Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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