Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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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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