The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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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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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 person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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