Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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