The smell of books makes some people need to poop. The Mariko Aoki phenomenon is a phenomenon consisting of the urge to defecate while visiting a bookstore. Originating in Japan, it is named for the woman who first publicized such an urge.
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There was a man born with no depth perception, but while attending a 3D movie, his brain repaired the condition.
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In 1985 Ryan White was refused re-entry to his school due to him having AIDS. 117 Parents and 50 teachers petitioned for his ban. People even cancelled their subscriptions as White was the paperboy and they believed they would be infected too.
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Cuddling with your partner significantly improves the healing process of bruises and wounds due to the release of Oxytocin.
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Stephen Hawking has survived for over 50 years after being diagnosed with a disease that only 4% of people survive 10 years with.
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Only around 3% of people who receive CPR go on to lead a normal life.
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For a period of thirty years a man weighed everything he ate and drank, as well as all of his waste, in order to study metabolism.
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A digital rectal massage can successfully cure the hiccups.
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In 1986, a woman who sought psychiatric help discovered memories of being in a satanic cult where she was forcibly raped, had to eat babies and as a consequence developed 120 different personalities to cope. The memories were later found to be false and the therapist was sued.
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A 14 year old Chinese girl attempted suicide so that she could save the life of her dying father by donating her liver to him.
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An Italian brain surgeon had a heart attack in the middle of an operation. He powered through it when he realized his patient would never recover if he stopped.
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A group of female prostitutes in Nairobi have become resistant to AIDS.
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Globally known for his flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, Charles Lindbergh also invented the first artificial heart pump. It is considered instrumental to the future creation of heart/lung machines and the knowledge was used to create several modern heart surgeries.
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