If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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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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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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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 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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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