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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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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