The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
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We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.
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In Nepal, cow dung is used for medicinal purposes.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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