An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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