Health and Medical Trivia

  • Staying awake for 17 hours has the same negative effect on your performance as two glasses of wine.
  • People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.
  • A person who suffers from Cataplexy, is often paralyzed by their own emotions.
  • People who are happier are less likely to catch colds.
  • The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.
  • Tanning can give you cancer and kill you. Tans are just damaged skin cells.
  • More people die from painkiller overdoses than from heroin and cocaine overdoses combined!
  • 50% of psychotherapists are threatened, harassed or physically attacked by their patients at some point in their career.
  • Hypergargalesthesia is the condition of extreme sensitivity to tickling -- Some people may pass out when tickled.
  • Bananas can help prevent and cure hangovers.
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