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 one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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