Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.
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Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
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You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
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