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Is it possible for a pine tree to grow in your lungs?
This question came up at lunch today, and I didn't believe my friend when he said someone had a pine tree growing in his lungs.
I have found several sources: 1, 2, 3
Source #2 has a key note:
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Could an adult mind automatically adjust if a person was to wear glasses that inverted/flipped all vision?
It is known that the human eye anatomy makes it so that all images we see with our eyes are flipped upside down.
Without noticing it, at an early age, the brain is adjusted to this. What I mean is ...
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Is the heart symbol based on female anatomy?
I recently read, and read before that the origin of the heart shape is based on the female anatomy. I have tried researching it and every source I find gives differing opinions on the matter.
On a ...
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Length of uncoiled human DNA
I recently came across this fact:
There's enough DNA in the human body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back.
A couple of "Bollocks!" alarms began to chime in my head. While I expect that it ...
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Are people taller in the morning than at night?
I've heard this claim quite a few times and have even repeated it as fact. The basic claim is that 'gravity compresses the spine' during the waking hours and since (most people) sleep at night, they ...
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Is the quantity and/or quality of milk produced in a female human related to the appearance of her breasts?
I guess if The Simpsons are a sufficient source for a claim, then this should be as well...
The purse girl hits everything on my checklist: creamy skin, straight teeth, curly hair, amazing ...
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If you shave or wax, will the hair grow back stronger or thicker?
Many people believe that if you shave or - especially - wax your legs, arms, chest, pubic hair or armpits then the hair will grow back stronger, or thicker, or more black, or more rapidly, or any ...
