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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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 every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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