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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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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