Curiosities
Twelve bizarre facts about the body that hardly anyone knows
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Have you ever heard of teeth in ovaries? The human body is a complex miracle and is full of secrets. Let yourself be surprised.
The human body is a strange compilation of stuffs: 206 bones, 29 organs, 650 muscles, billions of nerve cells, liters of blood and up to two square meters of skin – not to mention the trillion bacteria. And yet man managed to walk on the moon and invent AI. If the individual body modules work perfectly together, we are able to do exceptional performance.
Most of the time we get little of the natural processes in the body. We do not feel when individual cells die or proteins are split. At least as long as everything runs round, we have no pain or get sick, we simply take the body’s work for granted. It is worth taking a closer look.
The curiosities of the human body
Sure, we cannot change the color as needed such as a chameleon and not owl like turning the head by 270 degrees, but many curiosity also has our physical shell to offer. Some of them make sense, others rather less – but they are all exciting.
We present a few of them in this photo gallery.
Source: Stern

I’m Caroline, a journalist and author for 24 Hours Worlds. I specialize in health-related news and stories, bringing real-world impact to readers across the globe. With my experience in journalism and writing in both print and online formats, I strive to provide reliable information that resonates with audiences from all walks of life.