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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Women buy four out of every 10 condoms sold.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
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Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn.
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Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
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More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones!
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One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
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Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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