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- The human femur can support a weight thirty times that of the human body, making it even stronger than steel.
- Chronic stress produces high levels of cortisol, which may cause damage to the hippocampus in the brain, leading to memory loss.
- The evolution of the human eyebrows is believed to have prevented the influx of sweat into the eyes.
- The human nervous system can relay electrochemical messages at a rate of 249 mph (400 km/hr).
- An increase in the volume of background noise has been correlated with the perception of food as less sweet or less salty.
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