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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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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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