In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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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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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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