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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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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Having sex can make a woman look younger and more attractive due to the release of estrogen and collagen.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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