It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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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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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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