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 body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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