It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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