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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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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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