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    There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    Exercise: Makes You More Productive and Happier All Day After Exercising
    Exercising makes you both more productive and happier for the rest of the day. Thanks to the release of brain chemicals, it improves your brain function and memory, and the positive effect lasts for the entire day.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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    You inhale about 700,000 of your own skin flakes each day.
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