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       10 FUN FACTS
       By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 10:13 am
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       1. It takes about 20 seconds for a red
       blood cell to circle the whole body.
       2. It's been proven that people can
       lessen reactions to allergies by
       laughing.
       3. Laughing lowers levels of stress
       hormones and strengthens the
       immune system.
       4. Six-year-olds laugh an average of
       300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15
       to 100 times a day.
       5. In the middle ages, people would
       pin the name of their sweetheart to
       their sleeve on Valentine's Day and
       keep it there for a week, hence
       'wearing their heart on their sleeve'.
       6. It was during the Victorian era that
       the formerly nude Cupid was
       redesigned as wearing a skirt.
       7. The human heart creates enough
       pressure while pumping to squirt
       blood 30 feet!
       8. February 1865 is the only month in
       recorded history not to have a full
       moon.
       9. Tomato Ketchup was once used as
       medicine in the United States. It was
       sold as "Dr. Miles Compound Extract
       of Tomato"
       10. When you blush, the lining of your
       stomach also turns red.
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