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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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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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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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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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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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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