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    Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.


    Raw apricot seeds contain an abundance of the B-vitamin B17, and this B-vitamin has been shown to aid in the cure for cancer. However, in the 1960s, the FDA banned apricot seeds in the US and removed both cancer-fighting B15 and B17 from the B-Complex vitamin.

    When you eat too much, your hearing becomes less sharp.

    In 2002, a study on the safety of Prempro was terminated after it was discovered that this pharmaceutical, synthetic hormone dramatically increased the risk of breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

    Vitamin C is a key nutrient in the formation of collagen, which is an important constituent of healthy bones.

    The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean on the Earth (32.6% of the Earth's surface), and the Nile River in Africa is the longest river, 4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers).

    Butterflies taste with their feet.

    Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs generate more than $15 billion in worldwide sales every year.

    An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

    Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges do.

    Camels have three eyelids - these help protect their eyes from the sun and sand in the desert.

    Research shows people that suffer from chronic gum disease may be twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.

    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.

    An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.

    H.pylori bacteria is a common underlying cause of stomach ulcers.


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