There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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