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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
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    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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    Nearly 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home.
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    If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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    Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.
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