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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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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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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