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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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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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    Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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    Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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