Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
90
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).
8
It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
127
Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
22
If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
12
Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
193
In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
22
A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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