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    Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.
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    Bearing a male child can alter a woman's brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life, making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system.
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    When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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    Those who get out of bed by 7am are more likely to be thinner and happier.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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    The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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    The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
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