It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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