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    By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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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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    Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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    There are 206 bones in the human body!
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
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    It is almost impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It is a defense mechanism that has evolved to protect our eyes from bacteria and debris.
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    Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.
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