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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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