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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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