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    There are 206 bones in the human body!
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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    Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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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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    Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.
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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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    Every cigarette smoked cuts at least five minutes of life on average, which is roughly the time it takes to smoke one cigarette.
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