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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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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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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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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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