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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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    "Fish odor syndrome" is a rare genetic disorder that causes people to smell like rotten fish.
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    Those who get out of bed by 7am are more likely to be thinner and happier.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.
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