10 Weird, Amazing yet Creepy Facts about the Human Body
Although the scientists and researchers claim to have understood most of the facts about the human body, but still there are some which need further explanation. In other words, no matter how advance and sophisticated the human examination devices might get, we can never claim to have completely grasped the complexity of the human body. Almost, all of the facts we know about the human body are amazing, but there are some interesting facts that can be classified to be weird. You have no idea about the creepy phenomena that is currently taking place in your body. From the inner biological processes to the external phenomena, there is still a lot that needs to be understood by the human body. In order to unravel the mysteries and oddities that lie in the human body, a lot more needs to be done. It can be said that the upcoming years are going to mark some ground breaking studies and discoveries about the human physiological and psychological functioning. Get ready now for the 10 weird, amazing yet creepy facts about the human body. Here they are.
10. Swallowing and Breathing
Most of the mammals are able to perform the process, but we cannot. As soon as we start to grow from birth, the voice box starts to go deep into the neck. You might have seen people chocking a bit while trying to breathe at the time of swallowing. Surely, there is a reason for which we cannot do that.
9. Loneliness
The feelings of loneliness and isolation can induce the feelings of pain in our bodies. Moreover, the feelings of loneliness and physical pain are processed in the same regions as revealed by the FMRI studies. Now you why the need for affiliation with others is imperative for us.
8. Tiny Residents on our Body
Billions of people all over the world have the eyelash mites. You can confirm this by pulling some eye lashes and probing them under the microscope. They pose no sort of harm to your body, but there are ways in
which you can get rid of them.
7. Your Bladder
When your bladder is filled with the waste materials, it expands to the size of about a soft ball. But it has the capacity to extend more at times when you drink too much. Some of the researchers also assert that the bladder can extend to a much greater size than what is believed.
6. Use of Sugar
You can pacify the process of healing by sprinkling some sugar on it. Now here, it does not mean that you should start eating heavy lumps of sugar when you get injured. Sugar is of a hygroscopic nature i.e. it comes to absorb the levels of water that are crucial for the survival of bacteria. The same applies to the use of the honey which can also absorb substantial levels of water from the wound.
5. The Mysterious Human Memory
It is believed that human beings have the power to store memories for infinite periods of time. There might come times when you will recall a memory from the times of your childhood, the memory about which you might have not thought for decades. There are strategies through which you can enhance your recall. In other words, you can get to know about the events whose memories lie embedded in your lowest level of the psyche i.e. the unconscious mind.
4. More Colors
Most of the human beings have been equipped with 3 types of receptors, but you will be amazed to know that there are some women and men who are able to see more colors. Some women have 4 types of receptors which enable them to see more colors. That’s not all, as there are some women who have 5 types of receptors.
3. Miles of Blood Vessels
For every pound we mount on your body, nearly 7 miles of blood vessels are added into our body. In other words, it means your body needs to work more efficiently in order to circulate the blood through these regions. At times when you start to shed off your weight, the unrequired vessels are then absorbed the body.
2. Human Brain Cell
It is believed that a single human brain cell can store and process 5 times the information that is present in any encyclopedia. Although there is no sort of evidence for the support of this claim, still there seems to be some reason in this fact. On seeing the individuals who have an exceptional memory due to which they are able to memorize, record and recall thousands of names and words in any sequence.
1. The Death Syndrome
The syndrome had been first discovered in the year 1977 among the thousands of Hmong refugees who entered the United States. This syndrome involves the sudden of death of adults as well as adolescents while they are sleeping. The exact reasons for the death are still unknown, but what the scientists do know are the irregular patterns of heart beats and ventricular fibrillation. Now for those people whose heart rhythms normalize quickly during the sleep are able to survive it, but for the old people that might not be the case. There are also a number of superstitious beliefs that have been linked to this syndrome due to which it remains to be a creepy and weird fact about the human body.
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