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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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