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How familiar are you with your body? The human body
is a marvel of evolution that amazes scientists on a consistent basis.
And why wouldn’t it? Though in many ways we are similar to other
lifeforms on our planet, the human is a unique animal with traits and
capabilities unrivaled in the animal kingdom. Our bodies’ unique and
sometimes bizarre physiology is a testament to this. From being the only
animal with the ability to cry emotionally to possessing superhuman
strength (enough to even lift cars), these are some Amazing Facts About
The Human Body You May Not Be Aware Of.
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Teeth are the only part of the human body that can’t repair themselves.
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Your eyes are always the same size from birth, but your nose and ears
never stop growing.
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The brain operates on the same amount of
power as a ten-watt lightbulb, even while you are sleeping. In fact, the
brain is much more active at night than during the day.
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A recent study shows that memory can be affected by body position.
Apparently, where you are and how you are positioned in your environment
can drastically trigger memory.
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We might consider it gross and clean it out every chance we get but
earwax is necessary and serves as a shield for our ears.
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Your nose can remember up to fifty thousand scents. Furthermore, women
smell and identify scents better than men.
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The neurons in your brain are built differently from one another, and
information travels along them at different speeds. This is why we can
recall certain information instantly, while other information takes a
little longer to retrieve.
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The smarter a person is the more dreams he or she will have when they
sleep. A high IQ can also fight mental illness. Some people even believe
they are smarter in their dreams than when they are awake.
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Even though the brain processes pain signals, the brain itself does not
actually feel any pain.
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The focusing muscles in your eyes move around 100,000
times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you’d need to
walk about fifty miles.
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Within half an hour the human body is capable of
producing enough heat to boil a gallon of water.
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It takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to
frown.
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Your skeleton keeps renewing itself every ten years,
which means that every decade you get a new skeleton.
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