Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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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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