- The largest cell in the human body is the female egg. The smallest? Sperm.
- You use nearly 200 muscles to take a single step.
- Yawning can raise your heart rate by 30 percent.
- People with gum disease are twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack or stroke.
- One-fourth of all the bones in your body are located in your feet.
- Ulcers are caused by the bacteria H. pylori—not stress. Stress simply increases your susceptibility.
- Seventy-five to 90 percent of all visits to a primary physician are due to stress.
- You can ease both inflammation and a headache by eating 20 tart cherries.
- Kissing for 60 seconds can burn 26 calories.
- Both Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great were epileptic.
- A fever higher than 42°C can result in brain damage.
- Your stomach produces two liters of hydrochloric acid every day.
- It takes an average of three hours for your food to be broken down in your stomach.
- Research has shown that feeling guilty can impair your immune system.
- Listening to Mozart’s Piano Sonata can dramatically decrease the chance of a seizure in people with epilepsy.
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