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    Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
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    A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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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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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime!
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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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