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13 Random Health Facts You Never Knew
Posted by:
Dr. Mercola
April 08 2008 |
56,635
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I love sharing lists like these that are both
educational
and entertaining. Well, some of these “health facts” are more like “un-health facts” (especially #6), but they’re interesting nonetheless.
1) Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08.
2) Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
3) In some parts of the world, they protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
4) The word ‘gymnasium’ comes from the Greek word gymnazein, which means ‘to exercise naked.’
5) There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee; of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.
6) The average American eats at
McDonald’s
more than 1,800 times in their life.
7) There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
8) According to U.S. FDA standards, 1 cup of orange juice is allowed to contain 10 fruit fly eggs, but only 2 maggots.
9) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
10) It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
11) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
12) You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening.
13) During your lifetime, you’ll eat about 60,000 pounds of food -- that’s the weight of about 6 elephants.
Looking for more health facts? Do feel free to use the search feature located in the upper-right corner of this page. I have spent over a decade filling this site with useful information to address your health questions, and it’s all available to you with just a few clicks of your mouse.
Those of you who are interested in an even deeper level of health awareness would also likely enjoy my
brand new Inner Circle
. When you join, you’ll get access to some of the brightest minds in the health world, hear them speak on various health topics in exclusive interviews, and be sent monthly print newsletters, audio CDs, and video DVDs that no other group has access to.
So if you consider yourself very health-conscious, or if you simply LOVE to learn, as I do, then the Inner Circle is for you.
Sources:
Health Ranker March 17, 2008
Related Links:
Interesting Facts To Keep Life in Perspective
The 20 Facts About Death You Need to Know
10 Interesting Facts on Money
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