There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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