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.
46
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.
62
It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
127
Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
102
If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
22
Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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