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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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