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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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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