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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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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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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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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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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