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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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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