Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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Midgets and dwarfs almost always have normal sized children.
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