A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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