Did you know that there are some facts and truths we come across every day without giving much thought to them? In this article, we’ll be mentioning 12 of these interesting facts that you haven’t ever considered.
1. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you.
Have you ever met your doppelganger? There is a 9% chance that you will meet one of them in your lifetime. Although individual facial features may not be the same, the overall arrangement may be similar enough for an uncanny likeness according to BBC.
2. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and makes the spine stronger.
This applies to people who sleep on their stomach and back. Healthline says sleeping without a pillow can keep your head flat. This may reduce some stress on your neck and promote better alignment. But it doesn’t apply to other sleeping positions.
3. There are 3 things the human body cannot resist – food, attractive people and danger.
The animalistic nature of the brain is to do three things, determine if you can eat it, if you can have sex with it and if it will kill you, says Susan Weinschenk.
4. If honey bees were to disappear from the earth, humans will suffer malnutrition.
There are 20, 000 species of bees. Without them, according to Britannica, the availability and diversity of fresh produce would decline substantially, and human nutrition would likely suffer. Crops that would not be cost-effective to hand- or robot-pollinate would likely be lost or persist only with the dedication of human hobbyists.
5. There are 7,500 varieties of apple.
There are so many kinds of apples that it can take you up to 20 years to try them all even if you ate one per day.
6. You can survive for weeks without eating but you will only live 11 days without sleeping.
Healthline stated that the longest recorded time without sleep is approximately 264 hours or just over 11 consecutive days. Although it’s unclear exactly how long humans can survive without sleep, it isn’t long before the effects of sleep deprivation start to show.
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7. Our body gives enough heat in 30 minutes to boil 1.5 litres of water.
This is a proven fact.
8. Laziness and inactivity kill just as many people as smoking.
A record stated by BBC showed that about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year.
9. Our brain uses the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb.
According to Boahen, the brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillions “calculations,” or synaptic events per second using only 10 watts of power.
10. The Ovum egg is the largest cell, while the Sperm is the smallest.
Cool, right? Small or big, they are both intricate.
11. Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
The PH level in the stomach is said to range from 1-3 which is so strong a mere seed cannot hope to survive.
12. People who laugh a lot are healthier than people who do not.
Smiling and laughing are the ultimate antidepressant.
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