The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
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Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
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After an 11 year study, cell phones were shown not to increase chances of getting cancer.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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