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    It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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    Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
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    You mostly breathe from only one nostril at a time!
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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    The right lung takes in more air than the left.
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    A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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