Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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