Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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