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When you cut a worm in two, it regenerates. That said, this only works if it’s cut widthways – and not all will. Earthworms can…

You can actually die laughing. And a number of people have, typically due to intense laughter causing a heart attack or suffocation. Comedy…

When you’re reading – even silently – the muscles of your mouth, tongue and larynx activate. This process is called ‘subvocalisation’. We’re…

The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The 36-letter word was first used by the Roman poet Horace in the first century BCE…

Newborn babies don’t actually see in black and white. Their colour vision is limited, but they can detect some intense colours, especially red.…

Well, only for about 15 seconds. It takes that long for humans to lose consciousness in space due to lack of oxygen…

Your nails grow faster in hot summer. This is probably due to increased blood supply to the fingertips. It could also be because…

Did you know the longest breath held underwater is 24:03 minutes?  That’s the typical amount of time it takes to watch one…

Around 8–10 per cent of people grind their teeth at night. The process is called sleep bruxism, and most people aren’t even aware…

Identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints. You can’t blame your crimes on your twin, after all. This is because environmental factors during…