Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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