We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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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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We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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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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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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