In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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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 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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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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