You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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