Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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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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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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