A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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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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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 uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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