Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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