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 beats 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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At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person's emotions.