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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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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