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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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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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