Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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