The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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