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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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    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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