It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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