Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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