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    From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
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    Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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    When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
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