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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    In the average lifetime a person will breath in about 44 pounds of dust.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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