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 brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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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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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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