There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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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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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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