Getting a massage lasting an hour is as replenishing and healthy for your body as getting a full night of eight hours of sleep

Synesthesia is a rare condition in which the senses are combined Synesthetes see words taste colors and shapes and feel flavors

According to the U S National Health Foundation after suffering a cold one should wait at least six days before kissing someone

From a survey of 54 000 people researchers discovered that cancer patients with a sense of humor were 70% more likely to survive

An infant human has about 300 bones some of which fuse together as the youngster grows up An adult human typically has 206 bones

The visible skin on human body is already dead New cells are growing underneath to give a person new layer of skin every 30 days

The brain of a person who spends a lot of time over thinking causes the human body to burn over 300 calories in a 24 hour period

There is an actual condition called the Tetris effect This causes you to see Tetris shapes even when you are not playing the game

You can literally be scared to death Fear causes your body to pump adrenaline into your blood which can be toxic in large amounts

Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have developed a blood substitute similar to Teflon a non-stick cooking coating

Trimethylaminuria (Fish Odor Syndrome) is a rare metabolic disorder that causes people s breath urine and sweat to smell like fish

Red blood cells make approximately 250 000 round trips of the body before returning to the bone marrow where they were born to die

About 80% of all cats are infected with Toxoplasma gondii a parasite that can cause depression anxiety and schizophrenia in humans

A person who suffers from Stendhal Syndrome is literally shocked by beauty causing their heartbeat to race and even hallucinations

About 80% of all cats are infected with Toxoplasma Gondii a parasite that can cause depression anxiety and schizophrenia in humans