The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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