Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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