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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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 is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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