Random Skin Facts

    12 facts tagged with Skin Facts

    Demodex
    Demodex
    Demodex is an arachnid that lives on the skin of almost all humans. It has no anus, and when it dies, the accumulated faeces is released.
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    ‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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    Carotenemia
    Carotenemia
    If you eat lots of carrots, you'll start to turn orange.
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    Subway Air Contains 15% Human Skin
    Scientists found that 15% of matter in the air at subway stations is human skin, from areas such as heels, belly buttons, armpits, and rear ends.
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    Smokers get ten times more wrinkles than non-smokers.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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