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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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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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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