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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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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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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