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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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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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 heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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On average a woman has 4 sexual partners in her lifetime.
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The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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