Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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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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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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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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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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