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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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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