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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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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