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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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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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 human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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