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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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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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