The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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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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Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08!
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Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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