In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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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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