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 one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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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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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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Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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