Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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