Have you ever thought that a tongue can have 2,000 to 4,000 taste buds? But it does have! The sensory cells are responsible for how a person perceives taste. Moreover, about one-quarter population is believed to have the best sense of taste and are called 'supertasters.' Another quarter is considered 'non-tasters,' who can taste foods but are less sensitive and cannot detect the bitter taste PROP.

According to research, many people who are not predisposed to becoming overweight perform “additional” motions over the course of their everyday lives, such as tapping their fingers, pacing in circles while chatting, and so on. Even this seemingly insignificant physical exercise aids the body in burning up to 350 additional calories each day. This implies that simply tapping your fingers can help you lose up to 30 pounds every year.

Let's use a mental image to put this into context. If each strand of your hair can support 100g, and most people have 100 000 to 150 000 strands of hair on their scalp, your entire head can support the weight of two elephants - wow!!

At the very least, they may have a common ancestor. Danish researchers discovered that blue-eyed people from Scandinavia, Turkey, Jordan, and India all have same gene sequences for eye color after examining the DNA of blue-eyed people from those countries. They believe this characteristic originated with a single individual known as the "founder," whose DNA altered between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Previously, everyone had different hues of brown eyes.

Adults who read on a regular basis are more likely to participate in charity and volunteer work, accroding to the studies. Perhaps the slogan "Make love not war"must be replaced with "Read fiction, not media". Although media is frequently fiction, it can be perplexing.

You remember from elementary school that all humans are mostly made of water, but never more so than right after birth. According to NASA, newborn babies are 78 percent water, while adults are only 55 to 60 percent water.

Have you ever wondered that hair is actually the fastest going tissue in the body after the bone marrow? As per the studies, if you buzz your hair off, it takes three years to grow to the shoulders and seven years to the waist.

It's very likely that you have eyelash mites, depending on your age. These microscopic organisms feed on dead skin cells and the natural oil (sebum) produced by human hair follicles. They are usually harmless, though a small percentage of people may develop an allergic reaction to them. Eyelash mites typically grow to a third of a millimetre in length and are nearly transparent, making them difficult to see with the naked eye. However, if you examine an eyelash or brow hair under a microscope, you may find them, as they spend the majority of their time at the base of the hair, where it meets the skin. They are present in approximately half of the population, with the proportion increasing with age.

What do you mean? The chorda tympani joins the face nerves with the middle ear, and it is partly responsible for taste reception on the tip of your tongue! It turns out that experiencing a lot of inner-ear infections as a youngster might change your taste buds, making you favour energy-rich and fatty meals. A recent research even connected it to obesity!

With all that our brains have to deal with daily, it is understandable that they may want a well-deserved vacation from time to time. Blinking, thankfully, comes to the rescue around 15 to 20 times each minute. According to one research, that brief sleep period allows the brain to power down and take a mental break for a split second before resuming focus. As a result, experts believe that we blink more when performing a task that involves greater mental effort since our brain requires more rest the more we stress it.

According to a recent study, people who read are two and a half times less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's later in life. Although this does not imply that reading will prevent the disease, it does demonstrate a slight link between reading and prevention.

Women, unlike males, require more sleep, according to Duke University researchers. It turns out that if women don't get enough sleep, their physical and mental capacities suffer more than men's. According to sleep researcher Michael Breus, women are more likely to go into depressed moods due to a lack of sleep, and they are more irritable in the morning.

With hundreds of millions of neurons interacting in a gigantic network of more than a trillion connections, there is little question that this intriguing organ possesses superhuman potential. According to one research, our brain's memory amounts to 2.5 million GBs, which is equivalent to storing 3 million hours of television.

Hair can tell everything about a person and hence is used by forensic experts. The hair can tell everything in a person's bloodstream, such as medicines, drugs, vitamins, minerals, and so on. The only thing that cannot be identified from the hair of a person is its gender. Isn't this interesting?

Do you prefer falling asleep in a foetal position, flat on your back, or sprawled out on your stomach? There could be more to how you sleep than just what is comfortable for you. Sleep experts have discovered a link between a person's preferred nightly position and their personality, according to The Telegraph (via Dreams.co.uk). For example, Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, explained that people who sleep in the foetal position "may appear tough but are actually sensitive souls right to their core."

Norwegian scientists conducted an experiment on college students, giving one set of students printed text sheets and asking the second group to read the same content on a computer screen in PDF format. It turns out that pupils retain knowledge better when it is printed on paper. It's yet another win for printed books versus digital gadgets.

Please pass the deodorant: According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, you have two to four million sweat glands all throughout your body. The majority of them are non-stinky and may be found on the soles of your feet, palms, forehead, and cheeks. Do you consider yourself to be the "sweaty" type?

We can't completely comprehend the strength of our own vision since even on level terrain, we're constrained by the skyline. The maximum distance at which the experiment is unaffected by Earth's form is just approximately 3.1 miles. In truth, a person can see considerably farther: if the world were flat, we would be able to see a flame at a distance of 27 miles in absolute darkness.

The fear of falling asleep is known as somnophobia. Oneirophobia is the fear of having nightmares or having dreams. Clinomania is the irresistible desire to stay in bed all day, whereas dysania is the sensation of waking up and not wanting to get out of bed.

You've probably heard that the human body is primarily comprised of water (55 to 60 percent for adult women and men, respectively). You might be shocked to learn that fluid exists not just in your skin, muscles, and organs, but also in your skeleton. According to the US Geological Survey, water accounts for roughly one-third of your bone mass.

Water also changes the hydrogen bonds in our hair, making it flatter after a shower. This could explain why some women dislike humidity: the water in the air changes the silkiness and structure of the hair, causing some hair to become frizzy or puffy.

Yes, it has the ability to heal your mind, body, and soul. It can also help with a variety of health issues, but it can also be harmful. Yoga is a two-edged sword; if not practised correctly, you risk injuring yourself. But don't get too tangled up in it! You should be fine if you find a good enough teacher and exercise caution!

Nobody compares to women when it comes to expressing oneself. It turns out that this phenomenon has an anatomical explanation: women have bigger frontal and temporal regions of the cortex, a brain region considered to impact language abilities. Women also have more FOXP2, often known as the "language protein." This high protein intake allows the average woman to say 20,000 words per day, 13,000 more than the average guy.

We are a part of the cosmos, and scientific study backs up this claim. Aside from hydrogen, which is big bang dust, all other elements in our bodies are made of stardust. After completing the math, this would imply that 97 percent of our bodies are made out of stardust.

For those who fantasise about being buried at sea, Eternal Reefs has devised a novel solution. It combines a person's cremated remains with concrete to form a "pearl" onto which loved ones can etch personal messages, handprints, or (eco-friendly) mementos. The pearl is then encased in a "reef ball" and dropped into the sea, where it provides a new habitat for fish and other sea life, promoting a healthy ecosystem. At work, the circle of life! Sign up for our daily newsletter to get more trivia delivered right to your inbox.