20 random health facts you probably don't know - Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
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I have put together a list of 20 random health facts, sourced from the far corners of the world wide web, to ignite your curiosity about the amazing human body.
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During your lifetime, you will eat about 30,000kg of food – that’s the weight of about six African elephants.
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In some parts of the world (one being Malaysia), parents protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer
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It's not just coughs and sneezes that spread diseases. One single bacteria cell can multiply to become more than eight million cells in less than 24 hours.
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When you sneeze your body is getting rid of infected cells and an average sneeze will spread over 100,000 virus cells up to nine metres. On average, adults catch two to three colds each year. School-age children can have 12 or more colds in a year.
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Of the 206 bones in the average human adult's body, 106 are in the hands and feet. (54 in the hands and 52 in the feet)
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Feeling down? Eating spinach, elk, oysters and crab have been proven to positively impact on your mood.
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Doctors who work at Australian Antarctic stations are required to have their appendix removed prior to leaving.
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Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08
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Ever wondered why there are mirrors in front of the cardio section at gym? Watching yourself run in a mirror can make a treadmill workout go by faster and feel easier.
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