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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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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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