Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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.
73
Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
18
The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
13
Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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