One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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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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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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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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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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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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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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