10 Incredibly Weird Facts About the Human body
05/06/2012 20:04
1. The brain doesn’t feel pain: Even though the brain processes pain signals,the brain itself does not actually feel pain.
2. Your smell is unique : Your body odor is unique to you — unless you have an identical twin Even babies recognize the individual scents of their mothers
3. Your nose remembers 50,000 scents: It is possible for your nose to identify and remember more than 50,000 smells
4. Your hearing decreases when you overeat: When you eat too much food, it actually reduces your ability to hear.
5. Babies always have blue eyes when they are born : Melanin and exposure to ultraviolet light are needed to bring out the true color of babies' eyes.
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6. Most men have regular erections while asleep: Every hour to hou
r and a half, sleeping men have erections — though they may not be aware of it.
7. Throughout your life, the amount of saliva you have could fill two swimming pools: Since saliva is a vital part of digestion, it is little surprise that your mouth makes so much of it.
8. You are taller in the morning: Throughout the day, the cartilage between your bones is compressed, making you about 1 cm shorter by day’s end.
9. Being right-handed can prolong your life: If you’re right-handed, you could live up to nine years longer than a lefty
10. Memory is affected by body position: Where you are and how you are placed in your environment triggers memory.
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Silvia Castro
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