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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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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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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