Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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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 human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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