Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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