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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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