Health and Medical Trivia

  • It is possible to die from a broken heart -- This condition is called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
  • The visible skin on human body is already dead. New cells are growing underneath to give a person new layer of skin every 30 days.
  • To lose one pound of fat, the average person must burn about 3,500 calories.
  • A person's brain burns around 300 calories a day and it burns slightly more calories if a person think hard.
  • Men sweat more than women because women can better regulate the amount of water they lose.
  • Retinas are the only body parts that can be transferred from human to human universally without being rejected.
  • Women who regularly jog live about 5.6 years longer on average than women who do not jog.
  • Marijuana can aid in slowing down the growth of cancer cells.
  • Looking through a small hole will immediately improve your vision temporarily.
  • Too much stress and high blood pressure can lead to a condition called "hematidrosis" in which a person sweats blood.
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