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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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