Unlike dogs, pigs, and some other mammals, humans cannot taste water. They taste only the chemicals and impurities in the water.
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Only 1% of bacteria cause disease in humans!
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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We blink 25 times a minute.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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