Top Fun Facts

    Science
    The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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    People
    Only 10-20% of the population can wiggle their ears and raise one eyebrow.
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    Interesting
    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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    Health
    You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
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    Health
    Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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    Interesting
    The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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    Animal
    Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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    Health
    Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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