Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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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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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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