India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
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An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
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