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The human body contains enough sulphur to make about 200 boxes of matches.

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The human body contains about 140 grams of sulphur, present in amino acids such as cysteine and methionine. This amount would be enough to make about 200 boxes of matches. Sulphur is essential for protein structure.

Source: Chemistry World

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