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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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the 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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