Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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