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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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