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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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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