Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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