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    If you were to roll a lung from a human body and out flat it would be the size of a tennis court.
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    Sex burns about 360 calories per hour.
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    People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    The right lung takes in more air than the left.
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    Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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    Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches.
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