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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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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