Random Body Facts

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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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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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