The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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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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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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