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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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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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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Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
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