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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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    It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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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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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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