1. Can the stomach really be in the throat?
When we get on a swing or a roller coaster, or
just in a fast elevator, we say: my stomach is
in my throat. Is that true? Just imagine, it is!
Your insides are shifting up and down, and
your brain detects such movements. Surely
the feeling you get is a bit exaggerated. Your
stomach does not go so far up to your throat,
but it moves!
2. Do your feet keep on growing, when the rest
of the body stopped?
Another interesting fact about the human
body. Feet can swell and increase in size with
age. Usually with the age people have large
feet size, because they endure much pressure
and carry our weight. They get flatter and
larger by size or two.
3. Do senior people smell?
Is there such a thing as the smell of aging?
Well, scientists say there is, but the truth is
that young people smell even more. Their
smell is more intense than that of elderly
folks. And middle-aged people smell more
intensely than the old ones, but less intensely
than the young ones.
4. Why do we pee at night, but rarely do the
other business?
Well, when your body rests, all its major
muscles relax too. The gut ones get tuned to
the overall state of the organism. That is why
they relax and stop pushing the wastes out of
your body at night. The majority of people
rarely gets an urge to empty their stomach,
but do wake up to pee.
5. Why women get cold easier than men?
Well, scientists believe their vessels are more
responsive to cold. They get quickly narrowed
down, and women feel cold in their extremities
and the entire body. So, it might be that
ladies are less resistant to the low
temperatures than men are.
6. What fingerprints are for?
Evidently, initially, they were not designed for
the forensic experts to single out our
identities. So, what are they for? Well,
scientists believe, they enhance our grip on
things. However, some research was carried
out, and that idea proved to be false. In
reality, fingerprints even worsen the grip on
flat surfaces, as they lessen the contact
surface of your fingertips. They think these
prints could make the tips of the fingers
stretchier to avoid the damage of the skin.
7. Can you stop hiccups by holding breath and why?
Hiccups are the spasm in your diagram. When
you hold the breath, your body increases the
level of dioxide. This build up stops the
seizure.
8. Can joint pain predict the weather?
Just before the bad weather is to set in, the
pressure in the atmosphere drops down. That
may cause tissue expansion in the body. This
way more liquid goes in there and causes
swelling. People with arthritis may experience
more pain during such periods of time.
9. Got a growling stomach? Find out why!
Usually, this happens, when you are hungry.
The stomach muscles start moving, shifting
the juice inside, to get ready for food. And it
growls!
10. Why our armpits stink?
This is not the only spot on your body that
sweats. But why do these places stink? Most
of the sweat released by the skin of the other
body parts creates salts and water. However,
the sweat glands in the armpits release oil.
That is what bacteria love to eat. It is not
your smell, but theirs. It’s the smell of their
poop, and they wildly grow in number, when
you sweat.
These ten amazing facts about your body can
help you understand your own organism and
stay intact with it.
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