The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
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