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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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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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