Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of 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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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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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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