The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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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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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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