Heart Facts
Heart Facts
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Women hearts beat faster than men.
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Three years after a person quits smoking, there
chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked
before.
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The human heart weighs less than a pound.
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The human heart can create enough pressure that
it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.
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The first open heart surgery was performed by
Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.
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Scientists have discovered that the longer the
ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack.
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The right lung of a human is larger than the
left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart.
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The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a
year.
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Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels
and decreasing the risk of heart complications.
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In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million
barrels of blood.
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In 1967, the first successful heart transplant
was performed in Cape Town,
South Africa.
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People that suffer from gum disease are twice as
likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
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Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8
and 9 AM.
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The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a
year.
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At one time it was thought that the heart
controlled a person's emotions.
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