After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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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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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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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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