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The inner surface of human lungs, if stretched, would cover a tennis court.

Why it is true

The lungs contain about 300 million alveoli, small sacs where gas exchange takes place. If all were opened and stretched, the total surface area would reach about 70 square metres, roughly the area of a tennis court.

Source: American Lung Association

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