In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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