On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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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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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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