32 Ways in Which Your Body Is Not, In Fact, A Wonderland

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32 Ways in Which Your Body Is Not, In Fact, A Wonderland
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Don’t get us wrong, we’re grateful for all our bodies do for us. They make food taste yummy, and if all goes well, their proper functioning is what keeps us alive and enjoying the day-to-day. 

They also do some pretty gross things behind-the-scenes. The functioning things that we might not ever think about — until now! Because we love bringing lesser-known weirdness to light, here are a bunch of strange things your body is up to as we speak…

Dieting Too Hard

It's possible to diet so hard, your brain starts eating itself. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Kidney Transplants

Transplanted kidney When you get a kidney transplant, they just leave the old one in there. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Fingers

There are exactly O muscles in your fingers. You're just operating ten little marionettes with the muscles in your palms and forearms. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Gut Bacteria

Your own gut bacteria will start eating you four minutes after you die. These bacteria have no loyalty. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Stem Cells

A fetus can loan stem cells to its mother. If a pregnant mother experiences organ damage, her fetus will send stem cells to help with the repair. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Blushing

When you blush, your stomach lining is turning red too. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Corneas

Your cornea has no blood supply. It's the only organ that harvests the oxygen it needs directly from the air. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Bones

You lose bones over the course of your life. You'll likely die with 96 less bones than you started with. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Slipped Discs

Your discs don't slip, they rip. A slipped disc is a misnomer; it's actually a shredded, bulging mass of tissue. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Clean Pee

Pee may be the cleanest thing that comes out of you. Fresh pee is definitely cleaner than the spit in your mouth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cell Regeneration

Almost none of your body is permanent. Only a few cells in your eyes, heart, and brain will be with you your whole life. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Stomach Placement

Your stomach isn't where you think it is. Liver Stomach Small intestine stine It's closer to your nipple than to your belly button. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Beating Cancer

You could have fought cancer- and beat it - without knowing. Your cells are constantly culling themselves to stave off cancer. Imagine how many close calls you've had! NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Nostrils

One of your nostrils isn't working right now. Your autonomous nervous system makes them work in shifts, so they don't dry out. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Wisdom Teeth

Our brains pushed our wisdom teeth aside. The brain takes up space that the mouth used to occupy. Your teeth just never got the memo. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Sunburns

Sunburn is your skin bravely killing itself. The sun has altered your cells' DNA, so they commit suicide to avoid becoming cancerous. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Kidneys Tasting Pee

Your kidneys are tasting your pee for toxins. You actually have taste and smell receptors in your kidneys, heart, and red blood cells. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Ear Wax

YOUR EARS SECRETE MORE WAX WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED OR SCARED. The apocrine glands in your ears that assist with wax production are also responsible for your smelliest sweat. CRACKED COM

Clouds of Bacteria

EVERYONE IS SURROUNDED BY A CLOUD OF MILLIONS OF THEIR OWN BACTERIA. When you walk through someone else's cloud, it covers your skin with bacteria, and you breathe their cloud into your lungs. CRACKED COM

Microbes and You

YOU AND THE TRILLIONS OF MICROBES IN YOUR GUT HAVE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. When you die, they travel through the circulatory system to other organs, feeding on your dying cells and taking over your body. CRACKED COM

Mites in Your Pores

YOU HAVE TINY MITES LIVING IN THE PORES OF YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW. Demodex eat the greasy oil your skin makes. They are found facedown inside your hair follicles, nestled up against the hair shaft, and are too small to be seen with the naked eye. CRACKED.COM

Gut Microbes

THE MICROBES IN OUR GUTS CAN PREDICT WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO DIE IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS. They can also reveal the presence of many diseases better than our own genes can. CRACKED COM

Hair Follicles

HUMANS HAVE JUST AS MANY HAIR FOLLICLES AS ANY GREAT APE. Human hairs are just finer than gorillas, chimps, or orangutans. CRACKED COM

Developing Eyes

FETUSES DEVELOP EYES BEFORE EYELIDS. CRL Imagine a developing fetus inside your womb blankly staring unblinkingly at your insides for two weeks. CRACKED COM

Expelling Gas

YOU PRODUCE 500 TO 1,500 MILLILITERS OF GAS A DAY. That's 10 to 20 farts releasing half a 2-liter bottle of soda. Every. Day. You disgusting organic being, you. CRACKED COM

Phlegm

YOU PRODUCE AND SWALLOW 1.5 LITERS OF PHLEGM A DAY. That's more than 4 beers a day. Chug, chug, chug! CRACKED COM

Extra Teeth

TODDLERS' SKULLS ARE TERRIFYING. and hat betweu ath he 5825 ar old the Before children lose their baby teeth, the extra teeth in the skull look absolutely wild. CRACKED COM

Stomach Acid

YOUR STOMACH ACID IS ALMOST AS STRONG AS BATTERY ACID. It can dissolve metal, but please don't attempt. CRACKED COM

Tonsil Stones

TONSIL STONES ARE OLD STUFF THAT'S GOTTEN TRAPPED IN THE POCKETS OF YOUR TONSILS. They're actually a combination of bacteria, dead cells and mucus that's just been ... around a while, hardening in the back of your mouth. CRACKED COM

Microorganisms

IN YOUR BODY, MICROORGANISMS OUTNUMBER HUMAN CELLS 10 TO 1. Are you human or are you microorganism? If it's any relief, their small size means they only about 1 to 3% of your body's mass. CRACKED COM

Dead Skin Cells

EVERY MINUTE YOU SHED OVER 30,000 DEAD SKIN CELLS. CRACKED COM

Belly Buttons

AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM LIVES IN YOUR BELLY BUTTON. The average belly button hosts 50 or so species. Each person's belly button bacteria differentiates to such a degree even scientists are confused as to how. CRACKED COM

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