A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
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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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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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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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The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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Scientists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine.
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