Human Body Weirdness
The unsettling machinery you carry everywhere: acid that dissolves metal, and a body that glows.
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You Glow — Humans Are Bioluminescent
Humans literally glow, but our eyes aren't good enough to see it.
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Your Stomach Makes Acid That Can Dissolve Metal
Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve a razor blade — so your gut rebuilds itself.
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Humans Glow — You Just Can't See It
Your body emits a faint visible light, strongest on your face at 4pm.
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You Shed 600,000 Skin Particles Every Hour
That's 1.5 pounds a year — and completely new skin every 28 days.
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Your sneeze creates a cloud that travels 26 feet
Your sneeze is a high-speed gas cloud that travels 26 feet.
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You lose 8 pounds of skin every year
You lose about 8 pounds of skin every year.
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Your DNA could stretch to the Sun and back 60 times
If unwound, the DNA in your body would stretch to the Sun and back more than 60 times.
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Your blood vessels could circle Earth twice
If laid end to end, your blood vessels would circle Earth twice.
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Your nose can distinguish 1 trillion different scents
Your nose can distinguish at least 1 trillion different odors.
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