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Mystery #1Tier 2body / lungs

Why do you have to breathe?

You breathe in and out around 20,000 times a day, mostly without noticing, and you can't stop for more than a couple of minutes. What is breathing actually for?

Two people walking on a snowy road on a frosty day, with a puff of warm breath showing clearly in the cold air as one of them breathes out.
Photo: Alain Wong · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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