Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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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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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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