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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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 average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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