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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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