Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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