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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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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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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human 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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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