The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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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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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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