It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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