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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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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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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