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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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