Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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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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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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