One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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.
24
It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
217
For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
515
Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
22
In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
199
When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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