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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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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