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    An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
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    After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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    Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
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    You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
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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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    More people have a phobia of frogs than rats.
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