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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.
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    Laron Syndrome
    Laron Syndrome
    There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    Sitting straight upright in your chair is bad for your back. You should instead slouch at an angle of 135 degrees.
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    Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    You mostly breathe from only one nostril at a time!
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