In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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