Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
127
It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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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