Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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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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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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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