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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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