In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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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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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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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