Therapeutic hypothermia — cooling the body after cardiac arrest — reduces brain damage from oxygen deprivation.

Mammoths and early humans lived at the same time.

Fact #633 · Human Body

The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was heard thousands of miles away.

Fact #820 · Human Body

The Ice Age ended about 11,700 years ago.

Fact #698 · Human Body

Some animals can regenerate entire body parts.

Fact #1779 · Human Body

The Thirty Years’ War affected much of Central Europe.

Fact #1171 · Human Body

Your brain uses 20% of your energy.

Fact #1709 · Human Body

Certain reptiles regulate body temperature through basking.

Fact #527 · Human Body

The fangtooth fish has some of the largest teeth relative to body size in the ocean.

Fact #1392 · Human Body