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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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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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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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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