The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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