5 Curiosities you probably did not know about the human body

in #life7 years ago

Our bodies are the most fantastic example of machinery that can exist, has been perfected over the years, thanks to what we call "Evolution" you will be fascinated with all the capabilities that your body can have when it is under the effects of factors like "Tension, Anguish, Happiness, etc" below I will mention 5 extraordinary things that your body can perform, which probably you did not have the slightest idea, let's begin ...

NUMBER 1

Did you know that, your body changes its height depending on the time of day?

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Approximately we are 2 cm higher in the morning, compared to hours in the afternoon, this is because the liquid that is in our joints, is compressed because of our weight and the activities we do. You can check it by yourself, when you get up, measure your height, and then do it again at night, you will notice a small variation.

Source: https://www.wattpad.com/159099673-cosas-que-quiz%C3%A1-no-sabias-3-cambiar-de-altura

NUMBER 2

Did you know that, it is not possible to tickle yourself?

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This is because our brain is prepared, it knows what is about to happen, so it anticipates the reactions our body will have, and this makes it almost impossible to make us laugh because of our own tickles.

Source: http://eldeforma.com/2016/11/15/por-que-no-puedes-hacerte-cosquillas-ti-mismo/

NUMBER 3

Did you know that, you're as hairy as a chimpanzee?

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Although humans evolve different from primates, we still have many similarities with these animals, one of them is fur, although human hair is considerably thinner and thinner than that of chimpanzees, it is still found throughout our body, at first glance it seems that we are much less hairy, but it is not so, for example, for every inch of our body, we have between 500 and 1000 follicles, as a chimpanzee has.

Source: http://naukas.com/2013/03/04/quien-tiene-mas-pelos-un-humano-o-un-chimpance/

NUMBER 4

Did you know that the human body has about 100 billion bacteria?

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Is it true that a high percentage of our bodies are made up of millions of bacteria? The first thing we must take into account is that they are distributed in different parts of the same: the mouth, saliva, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), skin. However a large percentage is housed in our intestines, more specifically in the colon, and not all of these bacteria with negative, many of them help us in processes like digestion, store the vitamins and nutrients needed to keep our body healthy.

Source: http://microbioun.blogspot.com/2016/10/cuantas-bacterias-tenemos-en-nuestro.html

NUMBER 5

Did you know that our body generates an enormous amount of energy?

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We can see it this way, if we put together the energy that our body generates in about 30 minutes, we could boil about 2 liters of water with total ease. Our mood directly affects the amount of energy we produce, for example, when we are happy we generate much more energy than when we are sad.

Source: https://semanarioaccion.com/como-produce-electricidad-el-cuerpo-humano-y-para-que-la-usa/

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