If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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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 human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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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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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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