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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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    If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.
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    It has been shown that caffeine causes headaches when stopped suddenly and can cause morning headaches that are relieved by a dose of caffeine.
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    Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
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    Stress and Reading
    Stress and Reading
    Researchers have found that reading reduces stress by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk.
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    If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
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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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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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