Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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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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