Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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 human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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