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X0m5X TIL that if you were to unravel all the DNA in your body and lay it out end to end, it would stretch an astonishing distance of 67 billion miles long. This is equivalent to completing round trips around the moon 150,000 times.
W7J7o TIL that 4th, 5th, and 6th degree burns exist.
6Ej1X TIL that humans can regenerate some of their organs through a process called compensatory hypertrophy. When part of the liver is removed or destroyed, the remaining portion grows to the original size and allows the liver to function as it did before. Kidneys and lungs can also similarly compensate.