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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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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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    Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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    Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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    A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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    A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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    India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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