Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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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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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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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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