Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells 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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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