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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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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