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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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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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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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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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