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 human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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