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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.
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    The Most Toxic Substance Currently Known Is Botox
    The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin, otherwise known as Botox. One hundred nanograms is enough to kill a fully grown man; 1 kilogram would be enough to wipe out the entire human race.
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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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    Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!
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