three hundred million cells die
in the human body every minute
we’re born with three

hundred bones but have only
two hundred and six by adulthood
certain suspicions must

stay lost.

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the strongest muscle in the body
is the tongue which explains
our fascination with voice

eighty-five percent of our brains
are water so by floating
we may still know ourselves

every tooth has
fifty-five miles of canal in it
it is impossible to kill yourself
by holding

your breath.

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the brain itself cannot feel pain
it operates on the same amount
of power as a ten watt light bulb

our noses can recognize fifty thousand
scents many strongly tied to memories
the ashes of a cremated body

average about
nine pounds.