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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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The skin on your lips is 200 times more sensitive than your fingertips.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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