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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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 average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    Tooth growing out of foot
    Tooth growing out of foot
    In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.
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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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