Your stomach replaces its inner lining every few days.

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Your stomach replaces its inner lining every few days.

Many surface cells lining the stomach are renewed within roughly three to five days. That does not mean the entire stomach, or every cell in its lining, is replaced on that schedule.

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Babies are born with about 300 bones, but adults have only 206.

Babies have more separate skeletal pieces than adults, often described as about 300 bones compared with the usual adult count of 206. The newborn number is approximate because developing bone and cartilage are not always counted the same way.

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You are about a centimeter taller in the morning than at night.

People are usually slightly taller after a night lying down because spinal discs regain fluid when unloaded. Around a centimeter is a useful rough illustration, not a fixed daily change for everyone.

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