Health Facts

Fact Page: In older people, memory is best early in the morning and then declines during the late afternoon.
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Fact Page: In Japan, condoms are commonly sold 'door to door'!
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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Fact Page: If you were to roll a lung from a human body and out flat it would be the size of a tennis court.
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Fact Page: If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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Fact Page: Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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Fact Page: Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
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Fact Page: Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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Fact Page: Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
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Fact Page: Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
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Fact Page: 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.
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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Fact Page: During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
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Fact Page: Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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Fact Page: Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
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Fact Page: Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
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Fact Page: Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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Fact Page: 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.
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Fact Page: About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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Fact Page: A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
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Fact Page: A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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Fact Page: A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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