MHB Did you know these ten anatomical facts?

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The discussion highlights ten intriguing anatomical facts, including the time it takes for food to travel from the mouth to the stomach, the frequency of blinking between genders, and the average blood volume in adults. It notes that the brain consumes a significant portion of oxygen and that digestion takes approximately twelve hours. Other facts include the speed of blood circulation, the regeneration of the stomach lining, and the extensive surface area of the lungs. The conversation takes a humorous turn with a playful exchange about the size of thumbs, leading to lighthearted banter about dating and self-deprecating jokes.
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Ten Anatomical FactsIt takes about seven seconds for food
to pass from the mouth to the stomach.

Women blink twice as often as men.

The average adult has about five liters of blood.

The brain uses 20% of the oxygen.

It takes about twelve hours to digest food.

The length of a man's "member" is three times the length of his thumb.

Blood makes a full circuit in about one minute.

We get a new stomach lining every 3 to 4 days.

The electrical activity of the brain could light a 10-watt bulb.

The suface area of a lung could cover a tennis court.
The woman has read this entire article.

The man is still looking at his thumb.
 
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yeah...i was thinking of a brand-new pickup line:

"hey, baby, look at the size of my thumbs!"
 
Huh... what was that? I was staring at my abnormally large thumbs...(Rofl)(Giggle)(Wink)
 
(sighs) I guess I'm a woman. Explains why I can't pick up women...

-Damn.. oh! I mean Danielle. I meant...Oh forget about it.
 
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