If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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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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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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Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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