About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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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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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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