After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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According to one report, it would take 800 marijuana joints to kill a person - but the cause of death would be carbon monoxide poisoning.
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The human brain is insensitive to pain.
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Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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