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7 minutes
Most people fall asleep in seven minutes. (We don’t recommend counting the minutes until you fall asleep to test this theory. Just take our word for it.)
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90 percent At any one time, 90 percent of scalp hairs are growing and 10 percent are resting. source: tinyurl.com/hl13hair
500
The eye of a human can distinguish between 500 shades of gray. source: tinyurl.com/hl13gray
30 percent Italian researchers have discovered that steaming broccoli increases its concentration of glucosinolates (compounds found to fight cancer) by 30 percent. Boiling actually lowers the levels. source: tinyurl.com/hl13broccoli
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The average woman in 17thcentury America gave birth to 13 children! source: tinyurl. com/hl13moms
Photos: Getty Images. Sleeping woman, digitalskillet; Eye, Chris Sattlberger; Broccoli, Nicole S. Young.
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