The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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