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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    Having sex can make a woman look younger and more attractive due to the release of estrogen and collagen.
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    Phobatrivaphobia is fear of trivia about phobias.
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    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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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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    Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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