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    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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    The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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    Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of mucous.
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    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
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    A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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    Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
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