Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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 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 Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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