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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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