40 Bizarre Facts About the Human Body That Would Make Ms. Frizzle Gag
Let’s all take a moment to thank our skin for keeping the soupy mess we’re strolling around in together. Could you imagine if this packaging of ours disappeared? We’d spill out onto the floor like a pierced Ziploc bag of pasta sauce.
Horrifying visuals aside, we’re just in awe of our bodies right now. The amount that goes on in there at any given moment is amazing, and the fact that we somehow keep it all contained is just astonishing.
But don’t take our word for it. Check it all out here!
Evolution
Nose Hair
Lice
Nail Growth
Source: BBC
Bite Force
Brain Freeze
The British Man with Ovaries
Cholesterol
Scent
Kidneys
Your Heart
Eating Boogers
Bacteria in Roman Medicine
Muscle Tissue
Hamish Syndrome
Skin
Penis Enlargement Surgery
Fetuses
Fish
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The Pinky
Source: The New York Times
Egg Cells
Source: CBS News
Smiling
Transplants
Stem Cells
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Heads
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Female Facial and Body Hair
Source: The Guardian
Earwax
Source: Michigan Medicene
Thumbs
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Stretching
Source: NIH