Health Facts
Regularly updated list of health and body facts. Learn things about your body and health that you didn't know. Featuring a range of topics, including the human body, medical science, and psychology.
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By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
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You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
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If you stop working out, it takes twice as long to lose strength than it took to gain it.
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Bearing a male child can alter a woman's brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life, making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system.
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A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
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The average person can live for eleven days without water, assuming an average temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit.
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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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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!
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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.
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