It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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