Health and Medical Trivia

  • 'Asymbolia' is a condition that causes people to be immune to feeling pain.
  • Applying a cotton ball soaked in white vinegar to a fresh bruise can help reduce the darkness around the wound.
  • Reading and dreaming are functions of two different sides of the brain. This is the reason why one can't read in a dream.
  • One out of 20 people has an extra rib.
  • Daytime naps help to improve your memory and cut the risk of heart disease.
  • It takes a brain 20 seconds before it registers that one is full.
  • Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have developed a blood substitute similar to Teflon, a non-stick cooking coating.
  • Americans, collectively, consume 16 thousand tons of aspirin every year.
  • The only sense that doesn't fully rest when we are sleeping is our hearing.
  • According to studies, babies exposed to antibiotics before 6 months are 22% more likely to become overweight by age 3.
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