Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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