The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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