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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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