When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
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People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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