The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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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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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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