The average person blinks 12 times per minute. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Babies cry but don't produce tears until one to three months...

DNA in all humans is 99.9 percent identical. It is about one tenth of one percent that makes us all unique, or about 3 million nucleotides difference. A simple list of the bases of the entire DNA is enough to fill 200 New York City phone...

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. 75% of the general population experiences at least "some stress" every two weeks. An estimated 1 million workers are absent on an average workday because of stress...

The origins of acupuncture lie in ancient China and can be traced back 5000 years. Medicine practitioners use acupuncture to unblock and rebalance the flow of chi to restore health. According to Acupuncturists, there is a point on the head that...

An estimated 80 percent of all people between the ages of 11 and 30 have acne outbreaks at some point. There is no known way to prevent the development of acne. Acne is not caused by diet. No scientific connection has been found between diet and...

The intestine is the major part of the digestive system, extending from the duodenum to the anus. It is generally divided into the small intestine and the large intestine. The primary function of the small intestine is to complete the digestion of...

A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved,...

The 3 main reasons for snoring are: being overweight, smoking and drinking alcohol. Nasal problems such as having allergies or illness can make someone snore. Conservative estimates indicate that the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom...

The term “antibiotic” was brought into modern usage in 1942 by Selman Waksman who determined that the term would be used to describe a substance that is used to combat negative microorganisms in the body. Penicillin was introduced in the...

Crickets have their hearing organs in their knees. Snakes do not have ears, but their tongues are sensitive to sound vibrations. If you cannot carry on a conversation in the presence of noise, it is too loud for your ears and can potentially...

The Flu is an often misunderstood illness that has afflicted people for centuries. The current H1N1 Influenza Virus has a genetic makeup that includes genes from three different virus that affect pigs, birds, and humans. Highly pathogenic avian...

Tuesday is the most popular day for babies making their arrival in the world. The number of multiple births has increased by more than 400 percent in the last 20 years. During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times...