Last week I wrote a piece about some freaky facts about our bodies. Several people commented on that article, clammoring for more, so here ya go folks, more nifty facts about our amazing bodies:
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Your brain stops growing in size when you are about 15 years old. I won't even begin to elaborate on this one....ladies?
The left side of your brain controls your right side of the body and vice versa. Which is why, left handed folks, such as myself,are truly the only peole in "their right minds"
Speaking of left handed, one out of ten of us are lefties. Inluding DaVinci, Einstein, Beethoven, and Jimi Hendrix, who had his Fender Stratocaster strung upside down to accomodate his left handedness
A kiss for one minute can burn 26 calories. Sex burns between 120-170 calories per hour, more if you're doing it right.
It is impossible to sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time. Try it...it can't be done. It is a defense mechanism to protect your eyes from bacteria and matter being expelled by your nose.
The nail on our middle finger grows fastest. The nail on the thumb grows slowest. This is because we use our thumbs more and wear down the new growth. The middle finger's nails are not adversely affected by its primary use, flipping off rude drivers.
The sperm count of an average American male compared to thirty years ago is down thirty percent. Pollution? Food additives? Subnconcious will?
On average, we lose 11 oz. of weight while we are asleep at night. Now, If I could just go into a six month coma.....
Messages from the brain to the body travel through nerves at a speed up to 248 mile per hour. Talk about quick thinking
You have about 3,000 taste buds on your tongue.
On an average, a woman gets 300 chances to get pregnant whole of her life. A woman on an average has around 300 menstrual cycles in her life span. See what you young gals have to look forward to...
It takes 17 muscles to smile and 40 muscles to frown.Maybe that is why all those fitness freaks always look so unhappy, its just another excercise.
During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex. You're welcome, fellas
We die more quickly from lack of sleep than lack of food. lack of water will kill the quickest though.
Contrary to popular belief,death by dehydration is a very peaceful death. The organs merely start shutting down, one by one, and pain receptors are one of the first to go.
Speaking of dying, when one dies, the hearing is the last to go...
When we hear a very loud sound, our mouth opens in order to balance the vibration pressure on ears otherwise our eardrums may get damaged. Our ears, eyes, nose and mouth are all connected internally.
The human eye can distinguish about 17,000 different colors. Those who indulged in LSD in the '60's may have seen more, but they can't remember
No two outer ears (pinnae) - even your own - are exactly alike. There are some key identification points on the outer ear that do not change throughout one's life. Earology, as the system is called, was developed to supplement identification by fingerprints.
Babies are born with 300 bones which get reduced to about 206 in adults. This makes babies flexible. Small bones of babies get fused to form bigger bones. This process helps forensic scientists to predict the age, especially of youngsters. Puts a new spin on "bouncing baby boy, doesn't it?
Scientists have termed liver as the body's chemical factory. It performs more than 500 functions. If your liver stops working completely, you will be dead within 72 hours
Do you know that in just one square inch of skin in our body, there are around four yards of nerve fibers one thousand three hundred nerve cells, hundred sweat glands, three million cells, and three yards of blood vessels? Busy stuff, huh?
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Don't it though....
Landen,
Ya never know...
Rob,
Good luck with that.but in the meantime, here ya go....Muahhhhh...that must be good for at least a calorie or two
That's awesome. I wonder if that is some sort of record for lefties in one family. In our family of six kids, I am the only lefty.
Down 30 percent... That's good. Now I can have to have three point three time the fun to accomplish the same thing.
You go, girl...have at it, hon!!!
Carl,
Just remember, it only takes one of the little swimmers
I just went to the website and read up on it, and then to google, for several other articles, and found it seems to be a non-proven product. Does the label include exact amounts of the various nutrients? It also lists frankinscence as an ingredient, which, while in its purest form, may mildly relieve digestive ills, it has no nutritional value.
Quote from one of the websites:
"The FrequenSea people are careful to avoid using words like "Complete Multi-Vit/Min" because that is a lie that can get them in trouble. However, it is not a lie if they say something like..."...has every nutrient humans need for good health" Do you see the little trick? Yes, it may have every needed nutrient, but it does not have themin large enough amounts to actually do any good. Does a drop of lemon juice in a gallon of water make lemon-aide? Maybe... real weak lemon-aide."
As for other famous lefties... Paul McCartney and Bill Clinton.
and M.C. Escher ,Mark Twain,H.G. Wells, Lewis Carroll, Robert Plant, Matt Groening(and Bart Simpson) Ronald Reagan ,George H.W. Bush to name but a few
Reading stuff like this always reminds me of the "oohs" and "ahs" of childhood science classes.
Thanks for sharing all these, Donna.
Now, pucker-up and let's burn some calories. ;-)
Glad to read that when someone is dying their hearing is the last to go......I held and talked to my mom for at least ten minutes after she stopped breathing. It was instinctual but now I have the peace of knowing I did the right thing. Thanks for sharing that with me.
I first went to the FrequenSea website and read their disclaimer. No where did I see what nutrients this supplement actually contains, and in what quantity. Then I hit "google" and read a few articles and one of the top searches was "FrequenSea Scam" ..and I read a few of those. To be honest, I am naturally leery of any product which touts itself to be "perfect", and which does not list its ingredients and RDA. I am all for natural products versus chemicals, but some are truly too good to be true. If it makes you feel better, have at it, but I am a big believer of a well balanced diet supplying all the nutrients we need.
Which is okay, providing you got the job done right the first time, otherwise, OUR endorphins are going to be really, really pissed off.
How it develops, what it absorbs and uses constructively, this never stops. It never ceases to amaze me at how many people use so little because of work parameters, social boundaries, religious indoctrinations and political fences we use to delineate how and what we think of. The size means little when something as huge as a dinosaur with a brain the size of a pea lasted as long as they did because they just knew the true meaning of survival. Their time was short but not in vain . . . neither is ours so use it as intellectually as possible.
Thank you Donna, I love these maybe freaky, but very mind-mattering opinions to the light. Your spark keeping that universal flame a-glow, is truly inspiring.
My boyfriend plays guitar - but plays with the guitar upside down - so his mind has to reverse the directionality of the chords. Similar to Jimi Hendrix' method I guess. I don't read or play music so am a bit confused except for the acronym F A C E for those keys. Which upside down would be E C A F unless I am totally confused. (I think my brain quit growing too soon - always wondered about that rattling)!
I think Ill have more sex now lol
Speaking of dying, when one dies, the hearing is the last to go...!!!!!!!!!!
Now thats freaky, that you can still here..
My, what a little beam of Sunshine you are. I sincerely hope the product you are using works well for you. I happen to believe that if you look in the right places, you can find hormone free, pesticide free foods that are amply nutritious without resorting to unproven dietary supplements.
Neither parents were left handed.
As my dad, first, then years later my mom, lay dying... when we were all gathered, I would tell them that "We are all here now, you can rest. We love you very much." Then both of them, took their last breaths and were gone from our lives. Be with your loved ones, when it is their time, if possible. Tell them it's "OK".
I'm probably left handed, but was taught to write with the right hand. In baseball... there's no way on this planet I can swing right handed. It's physically impossible for me. If trying to bat right handed, I looked worse than the most feminine girly girl and more awkward than a penguine trying to bat.
I can write fluently, backwards and perfectly legible. So.. I'm not sure if I'm in my right mind or not!
"During the female orgasm" ... my wife just said Bulls*t. Actually.... that's a story I won't go into.
Loved the article and your sense of humor added.
A a geriatric nurse, I have sat with countless patients as they have breathed their last. When I knew a patient was dying, and the family wasn't present for one reason or another, I would take my charts into their room and hold their hand and talk to them, while I did my charting with the other. I firmly believe no one should die alone, without a comforting word that it is okay to let go and " go home" .
About the wife....damn your bad luck...lol
Rosa,
Yep, this freaky body of ours is merely a vessel.
I do have a question though..."if" one burns 150-170 calories for having sex and you say if doing it "right" burns more; could you please elaborate on the "right"?? Just want to make sure I burn the more and have just got to get it "right." ;p
Hon, I've read your articles, You're probably doing it more right than most...lol
Karen
Its great that you have such a positive attitude with your customers, I only hope they tip you well!!!
Its their intellect which is stunted at 15 months, the brain itself keeps going till 15 or so...
A co-worker asks her if she is all right.
The lady says, "Oh this is so embarrassing; I have hay fever so bad that everytime I sneeze I have an orgasm!"
The co-worker says, "Oh my gosh! Are you taking anything for it?"
The woman says "ragweed."
yep, gotta get me some ragweed...lol