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    Video Games Boost Ability to Learn Motor Skills
    Playing video games like Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed can boost your ability to learn motor skills.
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    A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
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    Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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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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    During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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    About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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    The first patented condom was meant to be reused!
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