It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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