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    Bearing a male child can alter a woman's brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life, making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system.
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    Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    Smokers get ten times more wrinkles than non-smokers.
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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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    While 7 men in 100 have some form of color blindness, only 1 woman in 1,000 suffers from it.
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    Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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    The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.
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