The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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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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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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