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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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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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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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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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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