The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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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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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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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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