Random Eye Facts

    19 facts tagged with Eye Facts

    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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    Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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