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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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