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  • 2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
  • 25% of your bones are located in your feet.
  • 35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
  • 40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
  • A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
  • A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
  • A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
  • A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
  • A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
  • A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.
  • A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
  • A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
  • About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
  • About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
  • An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
  • At age 70, more than 70 percent of men are still potent!
  • Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
  • By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
  • Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!
  • Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
  • Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
  • Common pesticides such as roach, termite, and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of the majority of Americans.
  • Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
  • Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
  • Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
  • Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
  • During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
  • During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
  • Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.
  • Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of mucous.
  • Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
  • Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
  • Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
  • Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
  • Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
  • Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
  • From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
  • Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
  • Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
  • Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
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