Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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