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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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 human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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