Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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