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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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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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On average a woman has 4 sexual partners in her lifetime.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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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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