Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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