The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
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Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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When you look up at the blue sky and see white dots flying around, you’re actually seeing your own white blood cells.
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We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days.
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