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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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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