Fascinating Facts and Trivia

When you blush, the inside of your stomach does too.

Astronauts can grow up to two inches longer in space.

In cases of extreme starvation, the brain will begin to eat itself.

(19-12-2018 23:00 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Astronauts can grow up to two inches longer in space.

Technically, they don't grow... While in a normal atmosphere, the bones in the spine compress against each other; though while in zero gravity they are able to pull apart, therefore making the spine that little bit longer by way of this... hence the change in perceived height/length.

I also discovered while watching a documentary t'other week on the subject, that the reason astronauts exercise so much while in the International Space Station (ISS) is because if they didn't they'd collapse once they come back into a regular atmosphere due to muscle wastage. Same way that people confined to beds for a long time also suffer the same muscle wastage. In zero gravity there is nothing acting against the body that keeps muscles toned unless they use those specially converted machines. Fascinating, & true...

(shines torch around room) ah good he's gone time for two bits of non-Xmas trivia

Keith Vaz MP's real name is Nigel-Keith is his middle name.

William Shatner has never seen an episode of Star Trek, although he did direct one episode but only saw bits of it.

(locks door, tiptoes away)

Humans are bioluminescent, but the light cannot be perceived by the human eye.

When listening to music, your heartbeat will sync with the rhythm.

Stomach acid can dissolve metal. If it touched your skin, it would burn right through it.

Humans shed around 600,000 particles of skin every hour.

In camera terms, the human eye is around 576 megapixels.