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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).