Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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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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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
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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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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