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race
  • A German anthropologist once divided the human race into five groups based on their skull shape: Caucasians, Malayans, Mongolians, Ethiopian and American

anesthetic
  • Local anesthetic works 5 times longer in the afternoon

smelly feet
  • It is a fact that there are over 250,000 sweat glands in our feet
  • Our feet produce almost 1/2 a cup of sweat a day
  • Foot odour comes from bacteria eating dead skin and sweaty feet provide the right environment for bacteria and fungi
  • Your foot produces sweat even when you are not exercising
  • Your feet sweats in order to keep the skin supple
  • I feel for people with smelly feet, so here are some ways to cure them
  1. Use antibacterial soap to wash your feet
  2. Newspaper is a great way to absorb the odour in smelly shoes. Just crumple some and leave them in
  3. Baking soda can take away the stink in your shoe
  4. Drink lots of water

contact lens
  • The contact lens was invented in 1888, the same year the first beauty contest was held
  • It is a fact that contact lenses were first made of heavy glass

morning breath
  • morning breath is caused by millions of bactria in your mouth feeding off dead cells

Homosexuality, Gay
  • There are over 400 known animals that engage in homosexual practices
  • Male lions will engage in same sex practices until they encounter a mixed pride
  • Many cheetah brotherhoods only allow male members
  • Male Orang Utans can retract their penises to create a cavity for other males to penetrate
  • Rhesus Macaques and the Big Horn Sheep are one of the few animals that has anal sex
  • River dolphines are known to insert their penis into the blowhole of another male’s head

orgasm

dream
  • The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year
  • People who become blind after birth can see pictures in their dreams. People who are born blind dream in terms of smell, touch, sounds and emotion
  • People who are snoring are not dreaming
  • Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “Doctor Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” after dreaming of the story
  • Frankenstein was a character created from a dream
  • The characters in your dreams are all people you have met in the past
  • 1 in 10 people dream in black and white
  • External factors influence your dreams. If your bladder is full, some people dream of going to the toilet
  • Animals can have dreams

brain
  • Your brain uses less power than a mini flashlight, about 12 watts. Know more about this fact
  • The body can function without a brain. And anyone who has walked around the city on a Saturday night will know what I mean. (someone else said this)
  • Rice and other grains contain chemicals that can enhance brain function
  • Your brain is almost 80% water
  • Everyday, the human brain generates more electrical impulses than all the telephone wires in the world put together
  • Your brain weighs less than your skin

umbilicus
  • When you are born, your umbilicus is the best source of stem cells that can be used to generate every single cell in your body. If not harvested immediately, this source is lost forever


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