In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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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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