The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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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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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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