Random Body Facts

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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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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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