All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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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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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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