Did you know that when a choir sings their heart rates synchronize? These are 25 amazing facts about your heart that are hard to beat!

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Every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles.
In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back
The heart pumps blood to almost all of the body's 75 trillion cells.
Only the corneas receive no blood supply.
The heart does the most physical work of any muscle during a lifetime.
During an average lifetime, the heart will pump nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood—enough to fill 200 train tank cars.
The first heart cell starts to beat as early as 4 weeks
The blue whale has the largest heart weighing over 1,500 pounds
The more education you have, the lower your risk of heart disease
In spite of that, heart disease is still the greatest threat to your health
It has even been found in 3,000 years old mummies
Happiness, lack of stress, exercise, and a healthy diet will keep your heart healthy
The number of heart attacks peaks on Christmas Day, followed by December 26th, and then New Year's
You are also more likely to have a heart attack on Monday morning than any other time
A normal heart valve is about the size of a half dollar