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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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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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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