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    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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    The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
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    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    The human testicles can produce 1,500 sperm during every heartbeat.
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    Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .
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