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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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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 skin on your lips is 200 times more sensitive than your fingertips.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
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    Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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    Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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