Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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