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 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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