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Human Body
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About the Human Body
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Brain

It makes us human.

Study the Matter
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Digestive System

It's your fuel factory.

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Heart

How many times will it beat?

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Lungs

Meet your body's fuel tanks.

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Skin

It's your biggest organ.

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Did You Know?

Dominant Dimples

Have a chin dimple? That's a relatively rare trait. Though it's the result of a dominant gene, few people in the general population carry it.

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