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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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