Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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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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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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