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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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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