- Medical expenditures for people with diabetes are more than twice that of those without diabetes.
- Aspartame has been linked to both headaches and migraines.
- The average child laughs 300 times a day. Adults? A mere 17 times.
- Half of an avocado contains 4.6 grams of fiber, 345 mg of potassium, 57 mg of phytosterols, 114 calories and just 0.2 grams of sugar.
- Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on your body.
- The diameter of your aorta (the main artery leading to your heart) is approximately the same as an average garden hose.
- Fingerprints are formed at about six to 13 weeks in gestation and are one of the last things to disappear after death.
- Like fingerprints, people also have an unique smell all unto themselves.
- Twenty percent more people die of a heart attack on Mondays than any other day of the week.
- The only part of the human body that cannot repair itself is the tooth.
- The rarest blood type in the world is A-H, also known as Bombay blood. It has been found in less than 100 people worldwide.
- The colder your bedroom, the greater the chance of having a nightmare.
- Right-handed people tend to live an average of nine years longer than left-handed people.
- That indentation between your nose and upper lip is called the philtrum. It has no known medical purpose.
- Chocolate was first enjoyed by the ancient Mayans as a fertility-promoting beverage, which is why it was named after the fertility goddess Ixcacao.
- A study by the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago found that the scent of green apples helped to lessen the severity of migraines.
- Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
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