40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
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Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.
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20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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