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![Although a human brain is only 2% of the body mass, it burns 20% of calories daily.]()
Upload to Facebook Although a human brain is only 2% of the body mass, it burns 20% of calories daily. -
Depressed people are likely to get colds more often while happy and energetic individuals get sick less often. -
Giving aspirin to someone with chicken pox can be fatal. -
![An infant human has about 300 bones, some of which fuse together as the youngster grows up. An adult human typically has 206 bones.]()
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After Portugal decriminalized every imaginable drug, from marijuana, to cocaine, to heroin on July 1st, 2001 has resulted in drastic reduction in addicts, with Portuguese officials and reports highlighting that this number, at 100,000 before the new policy was enacted, has been halved in the following ten years. Portugal's drug usage rates are now among the lowest of EU member states, according to the same report.
Decriminalizing means use is moved out of criminal courts and into a special court where each offender's unique situation is judged by legal experts, psychologists, and social workers. Treatment and further action is decided in these courts, where addicts and drug use is treated as a public health service rather than referring it to the justice system. -
Men pass testosterone through kisses, which can help increase a woman's libido. -
About 80% of all cats are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that can cause depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia in humans. -
The brain uses more than 25% of the oxygen used by the human body. -
A person can die from drinking too much water. -
Our stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
