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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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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