Category Archives: Anatomy

Dec 22 2016
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Anatomy

Fact #1257: There is a spot in the ear (Arnold’s Nerve), when poked, causes a tickle in your throat that can make you cough.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222929/

Jun 15 2015
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Anatomy

Fact #879: The little pink part in the inside corner of your eye is left over from when we had an inner eyelid.

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plica_semilunaris_of_conjunctiva

Dec 30 2014
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Anatomy, Music

Fact #755: Eye movement in music reading is an extremely complex phenomenon that involves a number of unresolved issues in psychology.

Despite some 30 studies in this area over the past 70 years, little is known about the underlying patterns of eye movement in music reading.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_in_music_reading

Aug 01 2014
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Anatomy

Fact #651: The brain itself cannot feel pain.

Source: http://www.brainline.org/content/2012/07/can-the-brain-itself-feel-pain.html

May 03 2013
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Anatomy

Fact #349: Brown eyes are actually blue underneath the brown, and as a result there exists laser surgery to turn brown eyes blue.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/laser-surgery-technique-turn-brown-eyes-blue-170428337.html

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