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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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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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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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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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