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    The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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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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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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    Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.
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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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