The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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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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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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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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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