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Fun Fact of the Week: Do we really only use 10 percent of our brains?
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Fun Fact of the Week: This product converts sugar to fiber in your gut
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Fun Fact of the Week: Wood frogs freeze solid in winter and thaw in spring
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Fun Fact of the Week: Owls’ wise faces are even sharper for hearing
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Fun Fact of the Week: Bananas are slightly radioactive
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Fun Fact of the Week: A Malaysian ant explodes when threatened
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Fun Fact of the Week 5/3: Colonoscopies can Diagnose and Cure Colon Cancer
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