It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
102
The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
131
Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
18
Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
193
Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
92
Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
232
The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
13
The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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