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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .
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    The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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