Taking a break from the usual health topics that I discuss, I decided to put together a bunch of interesting health and fitness facts that you probably weren't aware of. They won't make you any healthier, but they might make you the life of the party. Repeat some of these and have the people eating out of your hand or get kicked out of the party. Try it and let me know what happens.
• Left handed people live slightly shorter lives than right handed people.
• Toxic houseplants poison more children than household chemicals.
• Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
• The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
• Apples, not CAFFEINE, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
• A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 mph.
• You cannot sneeze with your eyes open.
• Seaweed is used to thicken ice cream.
• The average person eats 8 spiders in their sleep in their entire lifetime.
• Every time you lick a stamp you are consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
• Americans eat 18 acres of pizza daily.
• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
• 85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.
• The largest muscle in your body is located in your rear end.
• The human neck has the same number of vertebrae as a giraffe's neck.
• Your nose makes about a cup of snot each day.
• Women blink twice as much as men.
• Not a spinach lover? Eat honey - it has similar levels of heart healthy antioxidants.
• Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.
• Per ounce, Chicken McNuggets contain twice as much fat as hamburgers.
• Blueberries fight the bacteria that cause diarrhea.
• Honey speeds the healing process to wounds.
• The surface area of a human lung is equal to a tennis court.
• On average, a pound of potato chips cost 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
• Carrots really can help you see in the dark.
• You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.
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