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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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