The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Tap water in Canada is held to a higher health standard than bottled water.
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