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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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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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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