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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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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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