Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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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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All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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