We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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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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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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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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