The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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