Health & Body

Fascinating facts about the human body, medicine, and what keeps us alive.

John F. Kennedy Experienced Chronic Back Pain. He Underwent Four Back Surgeries, Including a Discectomy. October 31, 2022
Toilet Paper Isn't Commonly Used in India. Instead, Indians Consider It More Hygienic to Splash Yourself with Water Using Your Bare Hands for Cleaning Up. October 30, 2022
About 68% of the World’s Population is Lactose Intolerant October 27, 2022
Shaw Bradley, a Former NBA Player, Got Into a Bike Accident in 2021 and was Paralyzed. He Described His Height to be a Hindrance to His Recovery. October 27, 2022
A Surgeon in the UK was Struck Off and Convicted of Assault After Branding His Initials in Two Patients’ Livers Back in 2013. This was Discovered by Another Doctor When Another Organ He Transplanted Failed. October 27, 2022
Janet Stephens is a Hair Stylist Who Turned into a Hairstyle Archeologist. She visited a Museum in 2001 and Realized Historians were Wrong About Greek and Roman Hairstyles. October 23, 2022
Salivating Before Vomiting is Your Body’s Way to Protect Your Teeth from Stomach Acid. October 22, 2022
Humans Have the Highest Daytime Visual Acuity of Any Mammal. However, We Have Relatively Poor Night Vision. October 17, 2022
Height is Inversely Correlated with Life Expectancy. According to Studies, Men Below 5’9” Live, on Average, About 4.95 Years Longer than Men Above 5’9”. September 28, 2022
Conjoined Twins from British Columbia Can See Through Each Other’s Eyes and Hear Each Other’s Thoughts Because They Share The Same Brain. September 27, 2022
Surgeon August Bier Tested a Form of Anesthesia Consisting of Injecting Cocaine Directly to the Spine on His Very Own Assistant. To Check if it Worked, He Stuck a Needle in His Assistant’s Leg, Hit Him on the Shins with a Hammer, Ripped His Pubic Hair, and Even Squeezed His Testicles. September 22, 2022
Living Next to a Landfill Greatly Increases The Risk of Developing All Kinds of Health Problems, Including Tuberculosis. September 17, 2022
Oliver Reed Passed Away During a Break from the Filming of Gladiator. He Became Ill After Excessively Drinking. He Then Died from a Heart Attack on May 2, 1999. September 13, 2022
The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too. September 12, 2022
Marie Curie is Buried in a Lead-Lined Coffin. Her Body and Notes are Highly Radioactive because She Worked with Radium. September 10, 2022
Listening to Your Favorite Music for Just 15 Minutes a Day Lowers Your Stress Levels, Anxiety, and Depression. September 10, 2022
Darius McCollum Has Been Arrested Over 30 Times for Impersonating Transit Employees, Stealing Trains and Buses, and Driving Their Routes. September 9, 2022
To Go to a Gym in Italy, You Would Need a License. You are Required by Law to Undergo a Yearly Physical Exam, Assessment, and an Electrocardiogram. September 7, 2022
Testicles Make Millions of Sperm Each Day. There are About 1,500 Sperm Made Each Second. September 4, 2022
A Harvard Study Conducted in 1982 Confirmed that Tibetan Monks Can Increase Their Body Temperature Using their Minds August 10, 2022