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 largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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