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• [Humanbody fact 1] Some physical expressions are hardwired into our genes. A study has observed that blind athletes (and blind kids) use the victory gesture (raising hands) after winning even though they have never seen anyone else do it.

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• [Humanbody fact 2] Just before lethal hypothermia, a person will undress themselves because they perceive themselves to be burning up when indeed they’re freezing (paradoxical undressing). Consequently, people frozen to death are often found naked and misidentified as a victim of a violent crime.

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• [Humanbody fact 3] Aimee Mullins who portrayed Eleven's mother on Stranger Things has lived her whole life without legs.

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• [Humanbody fact 4] Dr. Jack Kevorkian, also known as "Dr. Death", successfully researched transfusing blood from corpses into living patients. He presented his findings to the Pentagon as a means to help save lives in Vietnam. However, he was denied funds to continue his research and his process was never adopted.

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• [Humanbody fact 5] Humans are the only primates without a penis bone, leaving us dependent on hydraulic pressure alone. The penis bone in other primates “aids sexual reproduction by maintaining sufficient stiffness during sexual penetration.”

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• [Humanbody fact 6] In Ancient Rome, women drank turpentine to make their urine smell sweet, like violets.

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• [Humanbody fact 7] The human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day. Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive.

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• [Humanbody fact 8] A study found that nearly half of all homeless men had suffered a "traumatic" brain injury, with 87% having sustained the injury prior to becoming homeless.

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• [Humanbody fact 9] Color blind people tend to have better night vision and can sometimes see luminosity of colors that normal-sighted people can't. With this ability, and the fact that they perceptive colors differently, the U.S. Army discovered that the colorblind could see 'camouflage' colors that are hard to see with normal color vision. This gives them the unique ability to see hidden enemies better at night.

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• [Humanbody fact 10] At a 1984 Queen gig, Freddie Mercury took a nasty fall and hurt his leg midway through the show. After convening with his bandmates, he decided it wouldn't be fair to fans to end it. In substantial pain, he performed Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You & We Are the Champions seated at his piano.

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