Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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