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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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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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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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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