Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
7
Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
14
One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
66
We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
135
Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
16
The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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