"Up until the late 90s, it was widey accepted in the scientific community that the brain cells we were born with (about 100,000,000 of them) were the ones we’d be stuck with for our lives. However, recent studies have shown that we might be able to make up to 1,500 neurons a day. This is GOOD NEWS because these neurons help fight against depression, anxiety, and even Alzheimer’s."
"Approximately 12% of the population dream their dreams in black and white."
"Due to gravity, we typically shrink approximately 1 cm during the day. However, as we sleep, our height evens back out!"
"The images that are projected onto your retina are actually upside down. YOUR BRAIN flips the images you see and translates them into 3D for you to understand!"
"The average human of 150 lbs contains approximately .2 milligrams of gold!"
"As you get older, your skull continues to grow. A 2008 study from Duke University determined that as we grow older, the forehead moves forward, while cheek bones tend to move backward. This also contributes to saggy skin as you age."
"Gray eyes are the rarest in the world, with less than 1% of the population having them. A little over 80% of the world has some shade of brown eyes."
"Your nostrils not only allow you to breathe, but they make sure that you are kept relatively safe doing so. When you breathe through your nose, one nostril takes in most of the air while the other takes in a only a little bit. After a few hours, the nostrils switch. This process is regulated by your nervous system. It’s also the reason why one nostril is typically more plugged than the other when you have a cold."
"Humans, for the most part, have excellent vision. Atmospheric conditions and the curvature of the earth typically hinder our vision more than anything. The brightness of the source also plays a huge part. Ever go camping and look up at night? The fact that you can see a galaxy that is THAT far away is proof enough!"
"Your body is glowing right now. However, you’re glowing at levels 1,000 times left than our eyes can detect."
"That little smooth area between your eyebrows is called the Glabella. It means “smooth, hairless, or bald” in Latin."
"We have wisdom teeth because our ancestors had to chew more. We also had much larger jaws way back when. Because wisdom teeth aren’t needed anymore, it’s very possible that one day humans won’t have them at all."
"Some people have what is known as “Super vision” and can see nearly 100,000,000 colours. That’s 100 times more than the rest of us!"
"Your thumb has its own pulse. That’s because it has its own exclusive artery, the princeps pollicis."
"Modern science has found that humans have at least 32 different senses, including balance, temperature, and our sense of pain."
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I love electroboom. him so silly.