Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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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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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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