If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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 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 ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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