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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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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On average a woman has 4 sexual partners in her lifetime.
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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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