Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
62
The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
131
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.
24
Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
83
After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
139
In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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