20 Human Body Facts. Every day is a learning day...

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www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jan/27/20-human-body-facts-science

I particularly like the one about Space Trauma (no. 6) which told me how long I could survive in a vacuum.

No.12 was about the useful DNA our body uses for reproduction, yet we're not quite sure of it's everyday use, yet.

No.14 was about eyelash mites. Yuck.

No.16 was about our sensory tally, we have more than five senses. Shut your eyes and now touch your nose... Now tell me what sense you used...

Cool!

The optical size of the moon is no bigger than. A hole punch held at arms length? Will have to ponder that..

I thought I'd bump this very old thread of mine because this is a very little used corner of MN that others may not know about, yet it is quite interesting what info you can glean from old threads here.

Today I learnt that in addition to the No. 1 details about the appendix, that doctors are now considering a dose of antibiotics to deal with appendicitis and believe that appendectomy may become a thing of the past.

That would be good

Cool facts